o.claud.2.372
Αἴλιος Σερῆνος κουράτωρ πραισιδίου Κλαυδιανοῦ Σαραπίωνι κουράτορι πραισιδίου Ῥαιμα χαίρειν. ἔπεμψά σοι φαμελιαρικοὺς δύο Βούκολον καὶ[…] τῇ ιη ὄψε […]πέμψις σὺν […]…ων […]…
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Letter from Aelius Serenus, curator of Claudianus, to Sarapion, curator of Raima TM 29773Mons Claudianus2. Hälfte II
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A letter from Aelius Serenus, commander (curator) of the fort at Mons Claudianus, to Sarapion, curator of the fort at Raima, reporting that he has sent two familiares, one named Boukolos, on the evening of the 18th. The end of the letter is lost; it dates to the second half of the 2nd century AD.
In English machine translation
Aelius Serenus, curator of the fort of Claudianus, to Sarapion, curator of the fort of Raima, greetings. I have sent you two familiares, Boukolos and […], on the 18th, in the evening.
[…] you will send (?) with
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Familiares were servants or attendants, probably private servants of soldiers, used here as messengers or escorts between the desert forts. The scribe deleted an earlier writing of 'on the 18th in the evening' and rewrote it after the names.
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’Aelius Serenus, curator du praesidium du Claudianus, à Sarapion, curator de Raima). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.