o.claud.1.67
Αὐρήλιος Ἀντωνεῖνος ἑκατοντάρχης στατιωναρίοις ὁδοῦ Πορφυρείτου χαίρειν. πάρετε ἄνδρας δύο . Χοιὰκ ι.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24079
Pass from the centurion Aurelius Antoninus for two men on the Porphyrites road TM 24079Mons Claudianus
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A short military pass on an ostracon in which the centurion Aurelius Antoninus instructs the guards posted along the road to Mons Porphyrites to let two men through. It is dated Choiak 10 and comes from Mons Claudianus in Egypt's Eastern Desert.
In English machine translation
Aurelius Antoninus, centurion, to the station guards of the Porphyrites road, greetings.
Let two men pass.
Choiak 10.
The stationarii were soldiers manning the road posts between the desert quarries. 'Porphyrites' refers 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.