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Ἰακωβ Ὀσυῆς Ψενπνοῦθις Πλῆνις Ἰάνης Δ[…] Ἰακῶβ …μ Παφνοῦθις Ἀλεξάνδρου Ἰακῶβ Μερκυρίου Ἀβραὰμ Ἰω… Παπόλλων Κεῶς καστρήσιοι
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 34357
List of castrenses TM 34357Kysis (Oasis Magna)IV - Anfang V
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An ostracon listing about eleven men, several with patronymics, identified at the end as castrenses, people attached to the fort. It comes from Kysis (Douch) in the Great Oasis and dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD.
In English machine translation
Iakob son of Osyes
Psenpnouthis
Plenis
Ianes
D[…]
Iakob …m
Paphnouthis son of Alexandros
Iakob son of Merkyrios
Abraam son of Io…
Papollon
Keos
castrenses
Castrenses (abbreviated kastr.) were people attached to or living in the fortress (castrum) of Kysis; the exact status implied is uncertain. Biblical names such as Iakob and Abraam suggest a Christian or Jewish milieu.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Liste de castrenses). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.