POxy 2990

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

Image: P. Oxy. XLII 2990 (© Copyright the Egypt Exploration Society).

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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.