POxy 2990 (or P. Oxy. XLI 2990) is one of four examples of ''
libelli'' found at
Oxyrhynchus
Oxyrhynchus (; grc-gre, Ὀξύρρυγχος, Oxýrrhynchos, sharp-nosed; ancient Egyptian ''Pr-Medjed''; cop, or , ''Pemdje''; ar, البهنسا, ''Al-Bahnasa'') is a city in Middle Egypt located about 160 km south-southwest of Cairo ...
in
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
.
Text
*Original lines are retained (and numbered).
*Text in
racketsis reconstructed to fill a gap (
lacuna
Lacuna (plural lacunas or lacunae) may refer to:
Related to the meaning "gap"
* Lacuna (manuscripts), a gap in a manuscript, inscription, text, painting, or musical work
**Great Lacuna, a lacuna of eight leaves where there was heroic Old Norse po ...
) in the
papyrus
Papyrus ( ) is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface. It was made from the pith of the papyrus plant, '' Cyperus papyrus'', a wetland sedge. ''Papyrus'' (plural: ''papyri'') can also refer to a ...
.
*Text in (
parentheses
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) is full spelling of an abbreviation.
*Letters with
subscript
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dots are incomplete or indistinct.
See also
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Lapsi (Christian)
In the early Christian Church, ''lapsi'' were apostates who renounced their faith under persecution by Roman authorities. The term refers to those who have lapsed or fallen away from their faith, only to return to it later.
Origins
The D ...
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Oxyrhynchus papyri
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri are a group of manuscripts discovered during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries by papyrologists Bernard Pyne Grenfell and Arthur Surridge Hunt at an ancient rubbish dump near Oxyrhynchus in Egypt (, mo ...
*Other libelli:
POxy 658 Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 658 (P. Oxy. 658 or P. Oxy. IV 658) is one of four examples of '' libelli'' found at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. The last lines of the manuscript declare the date — the first year of the emperor Decius, whose full name was Gaius Mess ...
,
POxy 1464
POxy 1464 (or P. Oxy. XII 1464) is a document that was found at the city of Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. This document was given to a Roman citizen to certify performance of a pagan sacrifice, hence demonstrating loyalty to the authorities of the Roman E ...
,
POxy 3929
POxy 3929 (or P. Oxy. LVIII 3929) is one of four examples of '' libelli'' found at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
*Image:''P. Oxy. LVIII 3929
*
Warrant to arrest a Christian:
POxy 3035
Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3035 (or P. Oxy. XLII 3035) is a warrant for the arrest of a Christian, issued by the authorities of the Roman Empire. This is one of the earliest uses of the word ''Christian'' attested on papyrus.
The order was issued by th ...
References
External links
'P.Oxy. XLI 2990'at ''Oxyrhynchus Papyri Project'', Oxford University.
*Image:''
P. Oxy. XLII 2990
the Egypt Exploration Society
The Egypt Exploration Society (EES) is a British non-profit organization. The society was founded in 1882 by Amelia Edwards and Reginald Stuart Poole in order to examine and excavate in the areas of Egypt and Sudan. The intent was to study and ana ...
).
POxy 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 racketsis reconstructed to fill a gap ( lacuna) in the papyrus.
*Text in (parenthes ...
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POxy 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 racketsis reconstructed to fill a gap ( lacuna) in the papyrus.
*Text in (parenthes ...
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