Letter from Apollinaris, curator of Rhaima, about camels sent for water TM 29766RaimaII

An ostracon letter of the 2nd century AD from Apollinaris, curator of the military station at Rhaima in the Eastern Desert, to a superior. He reports that, because of a water shortage, he sent official camels to Akantha to fetch water, and also sent official and civilian camels to the recipient.

In English machine translation

"Kyriakoi" camels belonged to the state or army, as opposed to "paganikoi" camels owned by civilians. The recipient is perhaps a centurion; the verb "kolazesthai" here means suffering hardship from lack of water.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Apolinaris, curator de Raima, à un centurion (?)). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.