o.claud.2.326
κ II Ἑρμίας I Σαραπίων Ἀπολ IIII Ψενταῆσις III Ἀπολινάρις III Νῖλος I Διόσκορος IIII Παμῖνεις … II Ἡρακλίδης κα φρυγονατοι Διόσκορος σίγνεν Μαρτις
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29734
List of watchmen with numbered duties and watchword TM 29734Mons ClaudianusMitte II
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A list from the Roman quarry and fort of Mons Claudianus in Egypt's Eastern Desert, recording men assigned to guard or watch duty with numbers (probably of watches or shifts) beside their names. It ends with a total of 21 and a note of the watchword, apparently 'Mars', with the name Dioskoros.
In English machine translation
20
2 Hermias
1 Sarapion son of Apol(...)
4 Psentaesis
3 Apolinaris
3 Nilos
1 Dioskoros
4 Pamineis […]
2 Herakleides
21 fire-signallers (?)
Dioskoros
signum (watchword)
Martis
The Roman numerals before names likely indicate watch periods or counts of duties. 'σίγνεν' renders Latin signum, the military watchword; 'φρυγονατο(ι)' is obscure, perhaps a garbled term for signal-fire men.
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.