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Fragment of a certificate of sacrifice (libellus) from the Decian persecution, in which the applicants declare they tasted the sacrificial offerings and ask the commissioners to certify it. The officials Aurelius Serenos and Aurelius Hermas attest that they saw them sacrificing; dated 21 June 250 at Theadelphia in the Arsinoite nome.
Under Decius' edict of 249/250 all inhabitants had to sacrifice to the gods before commissioners and obtain such a certificate. The opening with the applicants' names and the address is lost.
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.
[… ? lines lost …] [… 1 line lost …] καὶ τῶν ἱερείων ἐγευσάμεθα καὶ ἀξιοῦμεν ὑμᾶς ὑποσημειώσασθαι. διευτυχεῖτε. Αὐρήλιοι Σερῆνος καὶ Ἑρμᾶς εἴδομεν ὑμᾶς θυσιάζοντας. Ἑρμᾶς σεσημείωμαι. ἔτους α Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Γαΐου Μεσσίου Κυίντου Τραϊανοῦ Δεκίου Εὐσεβοῦς Εὐτυχοῦς Σεβαστοῦ Π…
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