o.claud.1.59
Ἀντωνεῖνος ἑκατοντάρχης στατιωναρίοις χαίρειν. πάρετε ὄνους δύο ἄνδρα ἕνα . Φαῶφι ιϛ.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24071
Pass from the centurion Antoninus for two donkeys and one man TM 24071Mons Claudianus
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A short pass issued by the centurion Antoninus to the guards at the road stations, authorizing two donkeys and one man to pass. It comes from the Roman quarry settlement of Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert and is dated Phaophi 16.
In English machine translation
Antoninus, centurion, to the station guards, greetings. Let pass 2 donkeys, 1 man. Phaophi 16.
The stationarii were soldiers manning the guard posts along the desert roads. Such ostraca served as travel permits for people and animals moving between stations.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below. It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.