o.claud.1.62
Ἀντωνεῖνος ἑκατοντάρχης στατιωναρίοις ὁδοῦ Πορφυρείτου χαίρειν. πάρετε ἄνδρας τέσσαρας ὄνους δύο . Φαῶφι[…]…
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24074
Pass from the centurion Antoninus for travellers on the Porphyrites road TM 24074Mons Claudianus
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A short pass on an ostracon from Mons Claudianus, in which the centurion Antoninus instructs the soldiers posted at the stations on the road to Mons Porphyrites to let a small party through. The party consists of four men (?) and two donkeys, and the pass is dated in the month Phaophi.
In English machine translation
Antoninus, centurion, to the stationarii of the Porphyrites road, greetings. Let pass 4 men (?), 2 donkeys.
Phaophi […]
Stationarii were soldiers manning the guard posts along the desert roads. The word 'men' is restored, and the day and year of the date are lost.
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.