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Ἰούλιος Κέλσος ἑκατοντάρχης ἐπιτηρηταῖς ὁδοῦ Ἀκανθίου χαίρειν.[…] […]ες…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24089
Letter of the centurion Julius Celsus to the guards of the Akanthion road TM 24089Mons Claudianus98 - 117
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Opening of a letter or order from the centurion Julius Celsus to the guards stationed on the road of Akanthion, written on a potsherd at the Roman quarry of Mons Claudianus. Only the address survives, and the content is lost.
In English machine translation
Julius Celsus, centurion, to the guards of the road of Akanthion, greetings. […]
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Akanthion was a station on the desert road network; the 'guards' (epiteretai) were the men in charge of the post along that road. The name Julius and the road name are partly restored.
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.