o.claud.2.315
[… ? lines lost …] III Σαραπίων Ἀπολ I Σαραπίων Πετερ II Ἑρμίας η φρυγονατοι Ψενταῆσις σίγνεν λεπτου
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29723
List of watchmen (vigiles) TM 29723Mons ClaudianusMitte II
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Fragment of an ostracon list of watchmen (vigiles) from the quarry settlement at Mons Claudianus in Egypt's Eastern Desert, mid-2nd century AD. It names Sarapion son of Apol[…], Sarapion son of Peter[…], Hermias and Psentaesis with numerals, followed by a few obscure words.
In English machine translation
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3 Sarapion son of Apol[…]
1 Sarapion son of Peter[…]
2 Hermias
8 phrygonatoi (?)
Psentaesis
signen (?)
leptou (?)
The words 'phrygonatoi', 'signen' and 'leptou' are obscure; 'signen' may be a garbled form of a Latin term such as signum (watchword), and 'leptou' may mean 'small' or 'thin'. The Roman numerals may mark watch shifts or sequence.
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.