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Τάκειτος ὀπτίων Οὐαλέρις Ἰακωβίου Πλῆνις στρατιώτης Ἰωάνης στρατιώτης Ἀπόλλων …[…] […]…[…]
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An ostracon listing military personnel: an optio named Tacitus, followed by Valerius son of Iakobios and several soldiers including Plenis and Ioannes. It comes from the fort at Kysis in the Great Oasis and dates to the 4th or early 5th century AD.
An optio was a junior officer, second in command of a unit. The list breaks off after the name Apollon.
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 militaires). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.
Τάκειτος ὀπτίων Οὐαλέρις Ἰακωβίου Πλῆνις στρατιώτης Ἰωάνης στρατιώτης Ἀπόλλων …[…] […]…[…]
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