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A short official letter from Julius Apolinaris, curator of the station Tiberiane, to Pamoskeris, curator at Mons Claudianus, about two soldiers. He did not draw lots for them because they are not on his roster, and asks Pamoskeris to draw lots himself if they are listed with him, send one of them, and report back. It dates to the reign of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161).
A curator was the military officer in charge of a desert station; the drawing of lots presumably decided which soldier would be sent on a duty. The word translated 'there' (enthade, literally 'here') is ambiguous in the second clause.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettre de Iulius Apolinaris, curator de Tiberianè, à Pamoskèris, curator du Claudianus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Ἰούλις Ἀπολινάρις κουράτωρ Τιβεριανῆς Παμοσκήρι κουράτορι Κλαυδιανοῦ χαίρειν. γίνωσκε ὅτι τῶν δύο στρατιωτῶν κλῆρον οὐκ ἔβαλον ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐνθάδε ἀναφέρονται. ἐὰν εἰδῇς ὅτι ἐνθάδε ἀναφέρονται, βαλεῖς αὐτῶν σὺ κλῆρον καὶ πέμψεις ἕναν ἐξ αὐτῶν καὶ δηλώσεις μοι. ἔρρωσο.
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