Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 2990

POxy 2990 (or P. Oxy. XLI 2990) is one of four examples of libelli found at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.

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  • 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
2εἶδον ὑμᾶς θύονταςI saw you [pl.] sacrificing [m.pl.]
3κ̣α̣ὶ̣ γευομέ̣νους.and tasting [m.pl.].
4Μ(άρκος) Αὐ(ρήλιος) ΣεσονγῶσιςMarkus Aurelius Sesongosis
5καὶ ὡς χρηματίζω εἶδονalso likewise I certify I saw
6ὑμᾶς θύοντας καὶ {γε}you sacrificing [m.pl.] and {also}
7γευσαμένουςtasting [m.pl.]
8τῶν ἱερείων.[1]the holy meat portions.

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