o.claud.2.319
ι II Ἑρμίας I Ψενταῆσις III Σαραπίων Περ III Σαραπίων Ἀπολ I Ἡρακλίδης III Διόσκορος II Ἀπολινάρις IIII Νῖλος ια φρυγονατοι Σαραπίων Ἀπολ σίγνεν Φορτούνα
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Roster of watchmen with watchword Fortuna TM 29727Mons ClaudianusMitte II
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An ostracon from the Roman quarry settlement at Mons Claudianus listing men, each with a Roman numeral, probably a roster of night watches (vigiles). It ends with the watchword of the day, "Fortuna". Mid-2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
10
2 Hermias
1 Psentaesis
3 Sarapion son of Per(...)
3 Sarapion son of Apol(...)
1 Herakleides
3 Dioskoros
2 Apolinaris
4 Neilos
11 phrygonatoi (?)
Sarapion son of Apol(...)
signum (watchword):
Fortuna
The Roman numerals probably mark the watch (vigilia) each man kept; "signen" transliterates Latin signum, the military watchword. The word "phrygonatoi" is obscure, perhaps a garbled term for a group or a heading.
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.