o.claud.2.357
Ὡρίων κεντυρίων κουράτορσι πραισιδίων χαίρειν. καλῶς ποιήσετε δόντες βοήθειαν τοῖς ἐρχομένοις στρατιώταις ἐπὶ διωγμὸν μετὰ ταβελλαρίων δύο μέχρι Αἰγύπτου. ἔρρωσθε.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 29764
Circular of the centurion Horion to the curators of the forts TM 29764Mons Claudianus2. Hälfte II
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A circular letter from the centurion Horion to the curators (commanders) of the desert forts, asking them to assist soldiers travelling in pursuit, accompanied by two couriers, as far as the Nile valley. It comes from Mons Claudianus in the Eastern Desert, second half of the 2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
Horion, centurion, to the curators of the forts, greetings. Please give assistance to the soldiers who are coming in pursuit, together with two tabellarii, as far as Egypt.
Farewell.
Curatores praesidiorum were soldiers in charge of the small forts along the desert roads; tabellarii were military couriers. 'Egypt' here means the Nile valley as opposed to the Eastern Desert.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Circulaire d’Hôriôn aux curatores des praesidia). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.