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Certificate of sacrifice of Aurelia Leulis and her children TM 11954Theadelphia (Arsinoites)27. Juni 250

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A certificate of sacrifice (libellus) submitted during the persecution under Emperor Decius by Aurelia Leulis of Euhemeria, living at Theadelphia, declaring that she and her two young children sacrificed to the gods before the commissioners. Two officials, Aurelius Serenos and Aurelius Hermas, sign as witnesses; it is dated 27 June 250.

In English machine translation

To those chosen to oversee the sacrifices, from Aurelia Leulis, daughter of A…[…]n, from the village of Euhemeria of the division of Themistos. I have always sacrificed to the gods and performed my religious duties, and now in your presence, in accordance with what has been ordered, I have sacrificed and poured libations and tasted of the sacrificial offerings, together with my under-age children Palempis and T…eris. Therefore I submit this, asking you to give me your certification below. Farewell. I, Aurelia Leulis, have submitted this, aged 35, residing in the village of Theadelphia. We, Aurelius Serenos and Aurelius Hermas, saw you sacrificing. Year 1 of Imperator Caesar Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius Pius Felix Augustus, Epeiph 3.

Such libelli were required under Decius' edict of 249/250 ordering all inhabitants of the empire to sacrifice; they are often linked to the persecution of Christians. The names of her father and her second child are only partly legible.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as 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.

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Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text · 27. Juni 250 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)

τοῖς ἐπὶ τῶν θυσιῶν ᾑρημένοις παρὰ Αὐρηλίας Λευλίδος Α…[…]νος ἀπὸ κώμης Εὐημερίας τῆς Θεμίστου μερίδος. ἀεὶ τοῖς θεοῖς θύουσα καὶ ἐπιτελοῦσα καὶ νῦν ἐπὶ παρόντων ὑμῶν κατὰ τὰ προστεταγμένα ἔθυσα καὶ ἔσπεισα καὶ τῶν ἱερείων ἐγευσάμην σὺν τοῖς ἀφήλιξί μου τέκνοις Παλέμπι καὶ Τ…ηρι.…