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Libellus of the Decian Persecution

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Accession: P.Mich.inv. 263
Find spot: probably Theadelphia, Themistou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: June 21, 250 A.D.
Date: June 21, 250 A.D.
Date range: 250 CE – 250 CE
Materials: ['1 papyrus ; 21.5 x 8.1 cm']
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Description

Certificate, signed by two official witnesses, proving that Aurelia Bellias has participated to a sacrifice to the traditional gods, as ordered by an edict of the emperor Decius. This was considered as a proof of loyalty to the government, and the Christians who refused to do this were persecuted

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Found at probably Theadelphia, Themistou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt

Cross-references (5)

TM-Text 11978 primary
APIS-Text michigan.apis.1608 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.mich;3;158 tier-1
DDbDP-Text p.mich.3.158 tier-1
HGV-Text 11978 tier-1

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