Medical Care at Masada
(0020) Text: […] | fasc(ea) […] | […]o fascea la[ut(a) …] | […]elio fasc(ea) laut(a) | […]I numerus aegr[(orum) …] | [… a]eg(ris) Nicostra[ti …] | […]lio aeg(ro) olei cib(arii) – | Valerio aeg(ro) olei cib(arii) – | […] aeg(ro) | […] aeg(ro) olei cib(arii) =
Translation: […] bandage. For […]us: laundered fine bandage. For […]elius: laundered fine bandage. […] numbered sick. For the sick in care of Nicostratus. For […]lius: sick, eating oil, one ounce. For Valerius: sick, eating oil, one ounce. For […]: sick. For […]: sick, eating oil, two ounces.
Commentary: A medical papyrus found in the military camps outside Masada. This must have been written shortly before or during the siege of Masada, as the Romans took camp in the fortress after it was captured.
Provenience: Masada, Judaea 72-73 CE
Bibliography: Mas723*