o.claud.1.73
Μάξιμος στατιωναρίοις χαίρειν. πάρετε Ἀβάσκαντον. Φαῶφι γ.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24085
Pass from Maximus to the stationarii for Abaskantos TM 24085Mons Claudianus98 - 117
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A short pass on an ostracon from Mons Claudianus in which Maximus instructs the soldiers at the guard posts (stationarii) to let a man named Abaskantos through. It is dated Phaophi 3 and belongs to the reign of Trajan (AD 98-117).
In English machine translation
Maximus to the stationarii, greetings. Let Abaskantos pass. Phaophi 3.
Stationarii were soldiers manning road posts or watch stations; such ostraca served as travel permits along the desert routes.
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.