Oxyrhynchus Papyrus. no 1265.
A papyrus fragment from the extensive archives of Oxyrhynchus, Egypt and dating to the year after the consulship of Julius Constantius and Rufius Albinus (r. 335) and the final full year of the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine (r. 306-337). The Greek text is a " declaration on oath to the...
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| Other title: | Affadavit of priestly rank |
| Format: | Manuscript Book |
| Language: | Ancient Greek |
| Local Note: | Excavated by the Egypt Exploration Fund in the early 20th century and donated to the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School. Sold in 2003 and held by private owners until purchased by the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023. |
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| Summary: | A papyrus fragment from the extensive archives of Oxyrhynchus, Egypt and dating to the year after the consulship of Julius Constantius and Rufius Albinus (r. 335) and the final full year of the reign of the Roman Emperor Constantine (r. 306-337). The Greek text is a " declaration on oath to the logistes by a priest of Zeus, Hera, and other gods, and bearer of the divine images, that his priestly rank was derived from his father." -- (Grenfell and Hunt, "The Oxyrhynchus Papyri Part X," London, 1914, p. 189). |
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| Item Description: | Titles based on the Oxyrhynchus papyri naming schema and the summary title from Grenfell and Hunt. One papyrus sheet with a few tears, folds, and missing pieces in the center, with some loss to the Greek text. English translation: "The year after the consulship of Julius Constantius, patrician, brother of our master Constantinus Augustus, and Rufius Albinus, the most illustrious. To Flavius Paranius also called Macrobius, logistes of the Oxyrhynchite nome, from Aurelius Thonius son of Demetrius, of the same city, priest of the temple of Zeus, Hera, and the associated most great gods, celebrant of the divine images and their advancing victory. Your grace enjoined me to state in writing whence I obtained the aforesaid rank. Accordingly I acknowledge, swearing the holy, divine oath by our masters the Emperor and the Caesars, that I received the said rank in succession to my aforesaid father Demetrius, who was himself one of the said priests and celebrants of the divine images, and that I have made no false statement, under penalty of the consequences of the divine oath. In the consulate aforesaid, Phamenoth 30. I, Aurelius Thonius, have sworn the divine oath, as aforesaid." -- (Grenfell and Hunt, "The Oxyrhynchus Papyri Part X," London, 1914, pages 190-191). |
| Physical Description: | 1 sheet : papyrus ; 24 x 9 cm |