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p.oxy.12.1464 27. Juni 250Oxyrhynchos
Declaration of Pagan Sacrifice via HGV-meta
Declaration of pagan sacrifice by Aurelius Gaion and his family. A certificate (libellus) submitted during the persecution of Decius, in which Aurelius Gaion declares to the sacrifice commissioners of Oxyrhynchus that he, his wife Taos and their children Ammonios, Ammonianos and Thekla have sacrificed, poured libations and tasted the offerings. It was written for him by Aurelius Sarapion alias Chairemon because Gaion was illiterate, on 27 June 250. machine translation
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- Declaration of Pagan Sacrifice HGV-meta Oxyrhynchos27. Juni 250
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
· Greek
Transcription
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τοῖς ἐπὶ τῶν θυσιῶν αἱρεθεῖσι τῆς
Ὀξυρυγχειτῶν πόλεως
παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Γαιῶνος Ἀμμωνίου
μητρὸς Ταεῦτος. ἀεὶ μὲν θύειν καὶ
σπένδειν καὶ σέβειν θεοῖς εἰθισμένος
κατὰ τὰ κελευσθέντα ὑπὸ τῆς θείας κρίσεως
καὶ νῦν ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν θύων καὶ σπένδων καὶ γευσάμενος τῶν ἱερείων ἅμα
Ταῶτι γυναικὶ καὶ Ἀμμωνίῳ καὶ Ἀμμωνιανῷ υἱοῖς καὶ Θέκλᾳ θυγατρὶ διʼ ἐμοῦ καὶ
ἀξιῶ ὑποσημειώσασθαί μοι. ἔτους α
Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Γαίου Μεσσίου
Κυίντου Τραιανοῦ Δεκίου Εὐσεβοῦς
Εὐτυχοῦς Σεβαστοῦ Ἐπεὶφ γ. Αὐρήλιος
Γαιὼν ἐπιδέδωκα. Αὐρήλιος Σαραπίων
ὁ καὶ Χαιρήμων ἔγραψα ὑπὲρ αὐτοῦ μὴ εἰδότος γράμματα.
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Βησᾶς, ΨεναμοῦνιςTranslations (1)
[recto]
To those chosen to oversee the sacrifices of the city of the Oxyrhynchites,
from Aurelius Gaion son of Ammonios, his mother being Taeus. Having always been accustomed to sacrifice and pour libations and show reverence to the gods, in accordance with what was ordered by the divine decree, now also in your presence I have sacrificed and poured libations and tasted the sacrificial offerings, together with Taos my wife and Ammonios and Ammonianos my sons and Thekla my daughter, through me, and I request that you certify this for me. Year 1 of Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Pius Felix Augustus, Epeiph 3. I, Aurelius Gaion, have submitted this. I, Aurelius Sarapion also called Chairemon, wrote on his behalf since he does not know letters.
[verso]
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Besas, Psenamounis
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Oxyrhynchus
Cross-references (3)
- TM-Text 21866 primary
- DDbDP-Text p.oxy;12;1464 tier-1
- HGV-Text 21866 tier-1
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