Pridianum (strength report) of a Roman auxiliary cohort TM 18058Oberägyptenca. 215
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Fragments of a Latin pridianum, a periodic strength report of a Roman auxiliary unit in Upper Egypt around AD 215. It records men transferred in by the prefect of Egypt Aurelius Septimius Heraclitus, losses through transfer, discharge and retirement, the remaining strength of 457 men, and soldiers detached on duties at Koptos, Kaine, Nikiu and in the office of the epistrategos of the Thebaid.
In English machine translation
The unit is probably a mixed cohort (cohors equitata) with centurions, decurions, cavalry and camel-riders (dromedarii). The abbreviation read q(etati) is uncertain; it seems to mean men honorably retired.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Pridianum). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
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