o.claud.1.149
Ἀντωνίνῳ ἑκατοντάρχῃ Κλήμης κουράτωρ χαίρειν.[…] ἐν οὐσίᾳ μ[…] δεκαπέντε στατῆρες[…] ἐμοῦ ἀνὰ ὀκτώ . ἐὰν θέλεις, δώσεις τὸν χαλκὸν τῷ διδόντι σοι τὸ ἐπιστόλιν. ἔρρωσο.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 24160
Letter from a curator to the centurion Antoninus about payment of money TM 24160Mons Claudianus
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Ostracon letter from a curator, probably named Clemens, to the centurion Antoninus at the quarry site of Mons Claudianus. It mentions fifteen staters and a rate of eight each, and asks Antoninus to hand the money to the bearer of the letter if he wishes.
In English machine translation
Clemens, curator, to Antoninus, centurion, greetings. […]
on the estate (?) […]
fifteen staters […]
of me (?) at 8 each. If
you wish, give the
money to the one delivering the letter to you.
Farewell.
The curator's name Clemens and the word staters are editorial restorations. A curator here was a military officer in charge of a station or supplies.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letter to Antoninus, centurion, from a curator). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.