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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

[column 1] [...] [...] joined [...] [...] of the 1st cohort of Apameni, Antoniniana, 1 centurion by Aurelius Septimius Heraclitus, prefect of Egypt [...] from the soldiers of the 2nd legion Traiana Fortis Antoniniana, 1 centurion by the same prefect of Egypt [...] of the 2nd legion Traiana Fortis Antoniniana, 1 soldier by the same prefect of Egypt [...] 2 soldiers [...] by the same prefect of Egypt [...] from the same unit (?) of cavalry, 1 soldier by the same prefect of Egypt [...] [...] [...] [column 2] [...] given into the fleet [...] by the same prefect of Egypt discharged on medical grounds, 1 soldier by the same prefect of Egypt retired (?), 7 soldiers among them 1 cavalryman, 1 camel-rider Total of those who departed: 30 soldiers among them 2 centurions, 11 cavalrymen, 1 camel-rider Remaining, net number: 457 soldiers among them 6 centurions, 4 decurions, 100 cavalrymen, 13 camel-riders Absent in the countryside: 126 soldiers among them ⟦decurion⟧ cavalrymen 10 [...] [...] [...] [column 3] [...] [...] likewise for the benefit of the governor (?) [...] at Koptos for money of the natives (?) [...] in his escort, soldiers [...] with him from the assistant's staff, soldiers [...] among them 5 cavalrymen at Koptos with letters, soldiers [...] at Kaine for hides (?) [...], cavalrymen [...] likewise principales, soldiers [...] in the office of the epistrategos of the Thebaid, soldiers [...] among them 2 cavalrymen likewise detained by [...], 1 soldier with Marcus, prefect of the ala He[...] in the districts of the epistrategy at Nikiu for delivering letters, 4 soldiers sent as replacements and not yet [...], 4 soldiers in the lower countryside by [...], 1 soldier [...] [...]

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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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · ca. 215 · Oberägypten

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