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σκοπελάριοι Ἰσιδήου Πατωντ νεότερος Πεκύσιος Πατόμιος Παχνο Ἀμενραῦς Πατάσιος Ἀπονο … Παῶς Ἁρχύψιος Τιθοῆς Καόρις Καμήτιος Μεσουήριος Τουχεῶς …[…]…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 26723
List of watchmen (skopelarioi) of Isideion TM 26723Contrapollonopolis (?) oder Theben (?)Mitte - Ende II
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An ostracon listing the names of skopelarioi (watchmen or guards of watchtowers) assigned to a place called Isideion, each identified by his father's name. It dates to the mid to late 2nd century AD, probably from Contrapollonopolis or Thebes in Upper Egypt.
In English machine translation
Watchmen (skopelarioi) of Isideion(?):
Patont the younger, son of Pekysis
Patomis son of Pachnos
Amenrhaus son of Patasis
Apono[…] son of Paos
Harchypsis son of Tithoes
Kaoris son of Kametis
Mesoueris son of Touches
[…]
[…]
Skopelarioi were guards manning lookout posts, especially on desert routes; there is no exact English equivalent. The end of the list is lost, and the reading 'Isideion' as a place name is uncertain.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Liste von σκοπελάριοι). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.