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Artefact ID	1670
TM ID	TM 20360
Findspot (DEChriM ID)	28 (al-Bahnasā)
Class	Textual
Material	Papyrus
Writing medium	Sheet/roll
Text content	Documentary
Language	Greek
Description	P.Oxy. VI 897, P.Oxy. 6 897: Declaration to two Oxyrhynchite riparii Four inhabitants of a village issue this declaration (16.5 x 12.6 cm), addressed to Flavius Eulogius and Flavius Dionysarius, two riparii (ῥιπάριοι, police officials). The issuers identify themselves as Aurelius Amois son of Horus, Aurelius Patapis son of Paesius, Aurelius Sarmates (who is called πρεσβύτερος, which could imply a Christian function, an elder in the community or simply a distinction from another Sarmates), and Aurelius Papnouthios son of Paesius, all from the village of Iseion Zapitou. They declare under the divine oath ([τῷ] θε[ί]ῳ ὅρκῳ, line 16) that Choous son of Herakleos is no longer in their village. Although broken off at the bottom, this section is assumed to have only contained the signatures. Despite the used oath, this document has been retained here as a possible Christian document, since it is not an unambiguous indication of a non-Christian affiliation of the signees (see e.g., P.Kellis I 48).
Selection criteria	Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts
Date from	346
Date to	346
Dating criteria	Dated to the consulship of Constantius (fourth time) and Constans (third time).
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	Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois G 897

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps
• Grenfell, Berhard P. and Arthur S. Hunt. 1908. The Oxyrhynchus Papyri. Vol. VI (P. Oxy. VI). London: Egypt Exploration Fund. 219-220, No. 897.

Authors

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023

Suggested citation

Victoria G. D. Landau, 2023, "Artefact ID 1670", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/1670

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