o.claud.1.72
Μάξιμος στατιωναρίοις χαίρειν πάρετε Ἀλέξανδρον καὶ Πικοῦιν. Φαῶφι γ.
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Pass from Maximus to the stationarii for Alexandros and Pikouis TM 24084Mons Claudianus98 - 117
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A short pass (laissez-passer) on an ostracon from Mons Claudianus in which Maximus instructs the soldiers at the guard posts along the road to let two men, Alexandros and Pikouis, through. It dates to the reign of Trajan (AD 98-117).
In English machine translation
Maximus to the stationarii, greetings.
Let Alexandros and Pikouis pass. Phaophi 3.
Stationarii were soldiers manning road posts in the Eastern Desert who checked travellers; such ostraca served as travel permits.
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.