Papyri.info — APIS (Advanced Papyrological Information System) — papyri · P.Mich.inv. 263
· June 21, 250 A.D. · probably Theadelphia, Themistou meris, Arsinoite nome, province of Egypt
Certificate, signed by two official witnesses, proving that Aurelia Bellias has participated to a sacrifice to the traditional gods, as ordered by an edict of the emperor Decius. This was considered as a proof of loyalty to the government, and the Christians who refused to do thi…
Papyri.info — DDbDP (Duke Databank of Documentary Papyri) — text
· 21. Juni 250 · Theadelphia (Arsinoites)
τοῖς ἐπὶ θυσιῶν κώμης Θεαδελφίας παρὰ Αὐρηλίας Βελλιᾶ Πετερήως καὶ τῆςἡ ταύτης θυγατρὸςθυγάτηρ ΚαπίνιοςΚαπῖνις. ἀεὶἀὶ θύ ουσαιθύουσε τοῖς θεοῖς διετε λέσαμεν καὶ νῦν ἐπὶ παρόντων ὑμῶν κατὰ τὰ προστεταγμένα ἔσπεισαἔσπισα καὶ ἔθυσα καὶ ἐγευσάμην τῶν ἱε ρείωνεἱερων καὶ ἀξιῶ ὑμᾶς ὑπο…