Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2990
POxy 2990 (or P. Oxy. XLI 2990) is one of four examples of libelli found at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
Text
- Original lines are retained (and numbered).
- Text in [brackets] is reconstructed to fill a gap (lacuna) in the papyrus.
- Text in (parentheses) is full spelling of an abbreviation.
- Letters with subscript dots are incomplete or indistinct.
| 1 |
[Α]ὐρ(ήλιος) Ἡρακ̣λ̣[ε]ί̣δ̣η̣[ς] |
Aurelius Heraclides |
| 2 |
εἶδον ὑμᾶς θύοντας |
I saw you [pl.] sacrificing [m.pl.] |
| 3 |
κ̣α̣ὶ̣ γευομέ̣νους. |
and tasting [m.pl.]. |
| 4 |
Μ(άρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) Σεσονγῶσις |
Markus Aurelius Sesongosis |
| 5 |
καὶ ὡς χρηματίζω εἶδον |
also likewise I certify I saw |
| 6 |
ὑμᾶς θύοντας καὶ {γε} |
you sacrificing [m.pl.] and {also} |
| 7 |
γευσαμένους |
tasting [m.pl.] |
| 8 |
τῶν ἱερείων.[1] |
the holy meat portions. |
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