o.claud.1.63
Ἀντωνεῖνος ἑκατοντάρχης στατιωναρίοις χαίρειν. πάρετε ἄνδρας δύο . Ἁθὺρ ε.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24075
Pass from the centurion Antoninus to the stationarii for two men TM 24075Mons Claudianus
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A short pass or order on an ostracon from the Roman quarry site of Mons Claudianus, in which the centurion Antoninus instructs the soldiers manning the guard posts to let two men through. It is dated to the 5th of Hathyr.
In English machine translation
Antoninus, centurion, to the stationarii, greetings. Let two men pass. Hathyr 5.
Stationarii were soldiers posted at guard stations along the desert roads. The verb parete, here 'let pass', is the usual formula of such road passes.
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.