Letter from Apollinaris, curator of Raima, to a decurion TM 29768RaimaII

Fragmentary ostracon letter from Apollinaris, curator of the Roman military station at Raima in the Eastern Desert, to a decurion. It mentions a centurion, a letter and what the soldiers are saying, and ends by asking the decurion for instructions.

In English machine translation

The curator was the soldier in charge of a desert station (praesidium). The sender's name is largely restored, and the phrase about 'knocking' (κρούειν) is obscure in context.

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