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Μεσορή ιζ βίγλης Δημήτρις α Ἀλέξανδρος α Παμοῦνις β Αἰούτωρ β Λογγεῖνος γ Μούττις γ Ὧρος δ Διόσκορος δ πυλῶνι Σατορνεῖνος
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29743
Roster of watchmen and gate guard TM 29743Mons ClaudianusMitte II
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A duty roster for the night watch at the Roman quarry station of Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert, dated Mesore 17. It assigns eight men in pairs to four watches and names Saturninus as guard at the gate.
In English machine translation
Mesore 17
Of the watch:
Demetrios 1
Alexandros 1
Pamounis 2
Aioutor 2
Longinus 3
Mouttis 3
Horos 4
Dioskoros 4
At the gate: Saturninus
The numerals 1 to 4 probably indicate the successive watches (vigiliae) of the night, each manned by two men. Greek "bigla" is a loanword from Latin vigilia, "watch".
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.