p.lond.5.1850
[… ? lines lost …] […] στρατιώτης τείρων ἀριθμοῦ Συήνης[…] Μηνᾶς Πραιποσίτου ἀναγνώστης Αὐρήλιος Ἰσὰκ Λέοντος Παῦλος Πατένβτθιος πρεσβύτερος τῆς ἁγίας Μαρίας[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 36965
Fragment with names of a soldier, a lector and a presbyter of St. Mary's TM 36965SyeneVI
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A fragment from the end of a document from Syene in the 6th century AD, preserving only parts of a list of names, apparently signatories or witnesses. They include a soldier of the Syene unit, a lector named Menas, Aurelius Isak son of Leon, and Paulos son of Patenbtthis, presbyter of the church of Saint Mary.
In English machine translation
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[…] soldier, recruit (?) of the unit of Syene […]
Menas son of Praipositos, lector
Aurelius Isak son of Leon
Paulos son of Patenbtthis
presbyter of (the church of) holy Mary […]
The abbreviation 'teir(on)' is read as Latin tiro, a recruit. 'Arithmos' is the Greek term for a military unit (numerus), here the garrison of Syene.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Miscellaneous fragments). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.