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[… ? lines lost …] I …[…] II Σαραπίων Ἀπολ IIII Σαραπίων Περ III Ἑρμίας ζ φρυγονατοι Ἑρμίας σίγνεν Κονκορδία
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Ostracon listing men assigned to the night watches at the Roman quarry settlement of Mons Claudianus, with the watchword of the day, 'Concordia'. It dates to the mid-2nd century AD.
'Signen' renders Latin signum, the military watchword. The restored 'phrygonatoi' (phryganon, brushwood) is uncertain; it may designate men tending fires.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lists of Vigiles). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
[… ? lines lost …] I …[…] II Σαραπίων Ἀπολ IIII Σαραπίων Περ III Ἑρμίας ζ φρυγονατοι Ἑρμίας σίγνεν Κονκορδία
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