4care-artefacts

Artefact ID	1653
TM ID	TM 15638
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	28 (al-Bahnasā)
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P.Oxy. XLIX 3479, P.Oxy. 49 3479: Deed of Surety Three hands are found on this document (11.6 x 24.5 cm), addressed to the praepositus pagi Aurelius Achilles. After line 1 and the first part of the word Αὐρηλί- on line 2, the hand of what is presumably the main guarantor Aurelius Cheos son of Strouthos writes until line 19, before his son Aurelius Syrion son of Cheos signs the last three lines. They are from the village Syron and stand surety for Aurelius Apollos, described as a πρεσβύτερος τῆς [α]ὐτῆς κώμης (line 8), which could indicate either a village elder or a Christian priest. They swear by τῷ θείῳ ὅρκῳ (line 15). The letter is dated to the consulate of Flavius Taurus and Flavius Eusebius, which the ed.pr. assumes could indicate the year 361 CE, when Julian acceded to sole Emperor.
Selection criteria	Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	361
Date to	361
Dating criteria	Dating to the consulate of Flavius Taurus and Flavius Eusebius (line 1).
Absolute/relative date	Absolute date
Archaeological context	Found in al-Bahnasā (Oxyrhynchos) during the excavations of Bernard Grenfell and Arthur S. Hunt between 1896 and 1907.
Accession number	Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology Rooms P. Oxy. 3479

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