o.claud.1.61
Ἀντωνεῖνος ἑκατοντάρχης στατιωναρίοις ὁδοῦ Πορφυρείτου χαίρειν. πάρετε ἄνδρα ἕνα . Φαῶφι[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24073
Pass from the centurion Antoninus for one man on the Porphyrites road TM 24073Mons Claudianus
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A short pass issued by the centurion Antoninus to the soldiers manning the guard posts on the road to Mons Porphyrites, instructing them to let one man through. Written on an ostracon found at Mons Claudianus in Egypt's Eastern Desert.
In English machine translation
Antoninus, centurion, to the station guards of the Porphyrites road, greetings. Let pass one man. Phaophi […]
The stationarii were soldiers posted at stations along desert roads who controlled traffic; such passes (permits to travel) are typical of the Eastern Desert quarries. The road led to Mons Porphyrites, the imperial porphyry quarry.
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.