p.hamb.1.61a
ἔτους α Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Γαίου Μεσσίου Κουίντου Τραιανοῦ Δεκίου Εὐσεβοῦς Εὐτυχοῦς Σεβαστοῦ Παῦνι ιθ.
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 11404
Date clause of a Decian certificate of sacrifice TM 11404Theadelphia (Arsinoites)13. Juni 250
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This is the dated closing line of a libellus, a certificate of sacrifice issued during the persecution under the emperor Decius. Only the regnal date survives: Year 1 of Decius, Pauni 19 (13 June 250), at Theadelphia in the Arsinoite nome.
In English machine translation
Year 1 of Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Pius Felix Augustus, Pauni 19.
The record identifies this as one of two fragments of libelli, the certificates that inhabitants obtained to prove they had sacrificed to the gods under Decius' edict. Only the date formula is preserved here.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Zwei Bruchstücke von Libelli Libellaticorum aus der decianischen Christenverfolgung 250 n. Chr.). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.