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Marcus Cornelius Gualterus Graecus: minor content

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	This third century Oxyrhynchus papyrus was published by Bartoletti as n. 1162 in ''Papiri, Greci e Latini'' (= PSI) X. While the text is quite fragmentary, it clearly records an oath taken in the context of some astral mystery cult (''l.'' 21, ἀστέρων). The καυτοπαυ (= Καυτοπάτου?) in ''l.'' 14 suggests that this may be a Mithraic text. Although, much better attested in other parts of the Roman empire, Roman Mithraism did have a (minimal) presence in Egypt (c.f. CIMRM 91-105). Then in 1937 Bartoletti published another papyrus fragment with substantially the same oath formula in "Frammenti di un rituale d'iniziazione ai misteri" in ''Annali della R. Scuoli Normale Superiore de Pisa'' (Pisa: 1937) 143-152.		This third century Oxyrhynchus papyrus was published by Bartoletti as n. 1162 in ''Papiri, Greci e Latini'' (= PSI) X. While the text is quite fragmentary, it clearly records an oath taken in the context of some astral mystery cult (''l.'' 21, ἀστέρων). The καυτοπαυ (= Καυτοπάτου?) in ''l.'' 14 suggests that this may be a Mithraic text. Although, much better attested in other parts of the Roman empire, Roman Mithraism did have a (minimal) presence in Egypt (c.f. CIMRM 91-105). Then in 1937 Bartoletti published another papyrus fragment with substantially the same oath formula in "Frammenti di un rituale d'iniziazione ai misteri" in ''Annali della R. Scuoli Normale Superiore de Pisa'' (Pisa: 1937) 143-152.

−	This new fragment allowed him to make some fairly certain restoration for the beginning of PSI 1162. Lines 1-6 can be restored with certainty (indicated in <span style="color:green">'''bold green'''</span>), the others a bit more speculatively (indicated in <span style="color:lime">'''bold light green'''</span>). Lines in <span style="color:blue">'''blue'''</span> in the new fragment indicate those lines used for the restoration. Lines 14-17a in the new fragment are pluses and suggest that the new fragment is secondary to PSI 1162. Bartoletti also made some minor adjustments (in <span style="color:red">'''red'''</span>) to other parts of the text.	+	This new fragment allowed him to make some fairly certain restoration for the beginning of PSI 1162. Lines 1-6 can be restored with certainty (indicated in <span style="color:green">'''bold green'''</span>), the others a bit more speculatively (indicated in <span style="color:lime">'''bold light green'''</span>). Lines in <span style="color:blue">'''blue'''</span> in the new fragment indicate those lines used for the restoration. Lines 14-17a in the new fragment are pluses and suggest that the new fragment is secondary to PSI 1162. Bartoletti also made some minor adjustments (in <span style="color:red">'''bold red'''</span>) to other parts of the text. The English translation below is that of [http://www.novaroma.org/civitas/album?id=3743 M. Cornelius Gualterus Graecus].

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	==A Mithraic Catechism==		==A Mithraic Catechism==

−	This fourth century papyrus, P.Berol. 21196, from Hermopolis, was published by William M. Brashear in 1992, ''A Mithraic Catechism from Egypt <P.Berol. 21196>'' (Wien: 1992). The word λεοντίῳ ultimately clinched it as a Mithraic text (~~pp.~~ 13-16), while other words such as πατήρ and βόθρῳ had earlier suggested a Mithraic provenance. Brashear's publication is highly recommended for its extensive commentary and suggested restorations of several lines.	+	This fourth century papyrus, P.Berol. 21196, from Hermopolis, was published by William M. Brashear in 1992, ''A Mithraic Catechism from Egypt <P.Berol. 21196>'' (Wien: 1992). The word λεοντίῳ ultimately clinched it as a Mithraic text (13-16), while other words such as πατήρ and βόθρῳ had earlier suggested a Mithraic provenance. Brashear's publication is highly recommended for its extensive commentary and suggested restorations of several lines. The English translation below is that of Brashear (19).

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Marcus Cornelius Gualterus Graecus: adding lexical entry

2009-03-11T04:20:17Z

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−	! ~~Obverse~~ \|\| ~~Reverse~~	+	! Verso \|\| Recto
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	==A Lexical Entry==		==A Lexical Entry==
		+
		+	This late second/early third century papyrus, P.Oxy. 1802, contains a glossary on the verso, among whose entries one is for Mithras on ''l.'' 64, which reads:<br><br>
		+
		+	'''Μίθρας''' ὁ Προμηθεὺς κατὰ δ' ἄλλους ὁ ἥλιος παρὰ Περσ[αις ...
		+
		+	'''Mithras:''' Prometheus, but according to others the Sun, among Persi[ans ...
		+
		+

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−	! ~~Reconstructed \|\| Original~~	+	!
	\|-valign="top"		\|-valign="top"
−	~~\|\|\|~~	+	\|
−	~~\|-valign="top"~~	+
−	~~\|<br>~~	+
−	~~\|-valign="top"~~	+
−	\|\|\|	+
	\|}		\|}

Marcus Cornelius Gualterus Graecus: adding catechism summary

2009-03-11T04:05:14Z

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	==A Mithraic Catechism==		==A Mithraic Catechism==
		+
		+	This fourth century papyrus, P.Berol. 21196, from Hermopolis, was published by William M. Brashear in 1992, ''A Mithraic Catechism from Egypt <P.Berol. 21196>'' (Wien: 1992). The word λεοντίῳ ultimately clinched it as a Mithraic text (pp. 13-16), while other words such as πατήρ and βόθρῳ had earlier suggested a Mithraic provenance. Brashear's publication is highly recommended for its extensive commentary and suggested restorations of several lines.

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−	\|\|\|	+	\|"... He will say: 'Where ... ?'<br>
		+	'... he is/(you are?) there (then/thereupon?) at a loss?' Say: ...<br>
		+	Say: 'Night'. He will say: 'Where ... ?' ...<br>
		+	Say: 'All things ...'<br>
		+	(He will say): '... you are called ... ?' Say: 'Because of the summery ...'<br>
		+	... having become ... he/it has the fiery ...<br>
		+	(He will say): '... did you receive/inherit?' Say: 'In a pit'. He will say: 'Where is
		+	<div style="margin-left: 5%">your ...?...</div>
		+	(Say): '...(in the...) ''Leonteion''.' He will say: 'Will you gird?' The (heavenly?)<br>
		+	...(Say): '... death'. He will say: 'Why, having girded yourself, ...?'<br>
		+	'... this (has?) four tassels'.<br>
		+	\|\|
		+	'Very sharp and ...'<br>
		+	'... much'. He will say: ...?<br>
		+	(Say: '... because of/through?) hot and cold'. He will say: ...?<br>
		+	(Say): '... red ... linen'. He will say: 'Why?' Say:<br>
		+	'... red border; the linen, however, ...'<br>
		+	(He will say): '... has been wrapped?' Say: 'The savior's ...'<br>
		+	He will say: 'Who is the father?' Say: 'The one who (begets?) everything ...' (He<br>
		+	<div style="margin-left: 5%">will say): '('How ?)...</div>
		+	did you become a ''Leo''?' Say: 'By the ... of the father'. ...<br>
		+	Say: 'Drink and food'. He will say '...?'<br>
		+	'... in the seven-...'."<br>
	\|}		\|}

Marcus Cornelius Gualterus Graecus: adding catechism

2009-03-11T03:27:18Z

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	...and...<br>		...and...<br>
	...<br>...<br>...<br>		...<br>...<br>...<br>
		+	\|}
		+
		+	==A Mithraic Catechism==
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" border="0" cellpadding="5"
		+	\|+
		+	! Obverse \|\| Reverse
		+	\|-valign="top"
		+	\|
		+	.........]υ̣οημις. ἐ̣ρ̣ε̣ῖ̣· π̣ο̣[ῦ<br>
		+	.....ἐντ]αῦθ' ἀπορεῖ; λέγε· α[ +/- 7]<br>
		+	......]λέγε· νύξ. ἐρεῖ· ποῦ αν.[ +/- 5]<br>
		+	....].σε; λέγε· π̣άντ̣α̣ τι ὑπερ̣...[..]<br>
		+	..]κέκλησαι; λέγε· διὰ τὴν θερινὴν̣<br>
		+	..].ι γενόμενος πυρώδεις ἔχει τὰς<br>
		+	..]α̣βες; λέγε· ἐν̣ βόθρῳ. ἐρεῖ· ποῦ σ̣ου<br>
		+	..]ά̣τῳ λεοντίῳ. ἐρεῖ· ζώσεις ὁ ου<br>
		+	]ν̣ θάνατον. ἐρεῖ· διὰ τί ζωσάμεν̣[ος]<br>
		+	.τ]οῦτο τ̣έσσαρα κράσπετα ε.[...]<br>
		+	........] traces [<br>
		+	\|\|
		+	...................]..[<br>
		+	.........] ὀ̣ξύτατον καὶ το̣π[.]ρ[..............................]<br>
		+	..........]..σου πολύ̣ς. ἐρε̣ῖ̣·.[.......... +/- 27 ...........]<br>
		+	......θ[ερμοῦ καὶ ψυχρο̣ῦ. ἐρε̣ῖ̣· [..... +/- 27 ..........]<br>
		+	[π]ορφύρᾳ λίνῳ. ἐρεῖ· διὰ τί; λέγε· [ +/- 20 ..........]<br>
		+	π̣ορφύρα ἀκμή, τὸ δὲ λίνον απ[...... +/- 20 ..........]<br>
		+	ἐσπαρ[ε]γανώθη̣; λ̣έγε· τὰ τοῦ σω[τῆρος ? +/- 11 ]<br>
		+	ἐρεῖ· τίς ὁ πατήρ; λέγε· ὁ πάντα γε̣ν̣[νῶν .. +/- 13 ]<br>
		+	ἐγένου λέων; λέγε· ταῖς τοῦ πατρ[ός .... +/- 14 ....]<br>
		+	[..]λ̣έγε̣· ποτὸν καὶ τροφήν. ἐρε̣[ῖ·<br>
		+	..............]τ̣ηνη ἐν τῇ ἑπτα̣[<br>
		+	\|-valign="top"
		+	\|<br>
		+	\|-valign="top"
		+	\|\|\|
		+	\|}
		+
		+	==A Lexical Entry==
		+
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		+	\|+
		+	! Reconstructed \|\| Original
		+	\|-valign="top"
		+	\|\|\|
		+	\|-valign="top"
		+	\|<br>
		+	\|-valign="top"
		+	\|\|\|
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Marcus Cornelius Gualterus Graecus: formatting

2009-03-11T02:08:24Z

formatting

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	[May it go well for me who is] faithful and who swe]ars in<br>		[May it go well for me who is] faithful and who swe]ars in<br>
	[the presence (?) if any of these things] I should divulge.<br>		[the presence (?) if any of these things] I should divulge.<br>
−	~~...the father...<br>~~
−	~~...to observe<br>~~
−	~~...to me myst-<br>~~
−	~~...father Sarapis<br>~~
−	~~...herald of sacrifice<br>~~
−	~~...is the<br>~~
−	~~...brothers faithful to one's oath<br>~~
−	~~...<br>~~
−	~~...<br>~~
	...Cautopates<br>		...Cautopates<br>
	...with the sharp<br>		...with the sharp<br>
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	...herald of sacrifice<br>		...herald of sacrifice<br>
	...is the<br>		...is the<br>
−	...brothers ~~faithful~~ to one's oath<br>	+	...brothers. Faithful to one's oath<br>
	...<br>		...<br>
	...<br>		...<br>

Marcus Cornelius Gualterus Graecus: adding english translation

2009-03-11T02:04:55Z

adding english translation

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	This new fragment allowed him to make some fairly certain restoration for the beginning of PSI 1162. Lines 1-6 can be restored with certainty (indicated in <span style="color:green">'''bold green'''</span>), the others a bit more speculatively (indicated in <span style="color:lime">'''bold light green'''</span>). Lines in <span style="color:blue">'''blue'''</span> in the new fragment indicate those lines used for the restoration. Lines 14-17a in the new fragment are pluses and suggest that the new fragment is secondary to PSI 1162. Bartoletti also made some minor adjustments (in <span style="color:red">'''red'''</span>) to other parts of the text.		This new fragment allowed him to make some fairly certain restoration for the beginning of PSI 1162. Lines 1-6 can be restored with certainty (indicated in <span style="color:green">'''bold green'''</span>), the others a bit more speculatively (indicated in <span style="color:lime">'''bold light green'''</span>). Lines in <span style="color:blue">'''blue'''</span> in the new fragment indicate those lines used for the restoration. Lines 14-17a in the new fragment are pluses and suggest that the new fragment is secondary to PSI 1162. Bartoletti also made some minor adjustments (in <span style="color:red">'''red'''</span>) to other parts of the text.

−	{\| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" border="0"	+	{\| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto" border="0" cellpadding="5"
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	[τοῦ] κήρυκος 'Ασ̣τ̣υ̣δά[μα]ντος.<br>		[τοῦ] κήρυκος 'Ασ̣τ̣υ̣δά[μα]ντος.<br>
	Ὅρκος ὑπ̣[ὸ κήρ]υ̣κος<br>		Ὅρκος ὑπ̣[ὸ κήρ]υ̣κος<br>
−	<span style="color:blue">[Ὀ̣μν]ύω κατὰ τοῦ ~~διχά̣αντος̣~~ κ[αὶ κρί-]<br>	+	<span style="color:blue">[Ὀ̣μν]ύω κατὰ τοῦ διχά̣σαντος̣ κ[αὶ κρί-]<br>
	[ναν]τ̣ος τὴν γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ κα[ὶ σκότος]<br>		[ναν]τ̣ος τὴν γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ κα[ὶ σκότος]<br>
	[ἀπὸ] φ̣ωτὸς κ̣α̣ὶ̣ ἡμέραν ἐκ νυ̣[κτὸς]<br>		[ἀπὸ] φ̣ωτὸς κ̣α̣ὶ̣ ἡμέραν ἐκ νυ̣[κτὸς]<br>
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	] πατέρα Σαραπίωνα<br>		] πατέρα Σαραπίωνα<br>
	.]τον ἱεροκήρυκα Κα-<br>		.]τον ἱεροκήρυκα Κα-<br>
−	]παρχει, καὶ τοὺς συν-<br>	+	.]παρχει, καὶ τοὺς συν-<br>
	.]υς ἀδελφούς. εὐορκοῦ(ν)-<br>		.]υς ἀδελφούς. εὐορκοῦ(ν)-<br>
	.]κοῦν[τι δὲ τ]ὰ ἐναν-<br>		.]κοῦν[τι δὲ τ]ὰ ἐναν-<br>
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	\|<br>		\|<br>
	\|-valign="top"		\|-valign="top"
−	\|\|\|	+	\|<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
		+	[I swear by him who separates] earth from heaven,<br>
		+	[and darkness from light, a]nd day from night,<br>
		+	[and rising from set]ting life from de-<br>
		+	[and generation from] corruption, I swear<br>
		+	<br><br><br><br>
		+	[to the gods which I beseech] to observe<br>
		+	[and guard the] myst[eries] [transm]itted to me<br>
		+	[and to honor the] father Sarapis<br>
		+	[for whom there is closure (?), and] the herald of sacrifice Ka-<br>
		+	[for whom it is to adjure, and<br>
		+	[and the rest] of the brothers [who are with them].<br>
		+	[May it go well for me who is] faithful and who swe]ars in<br>
		+	[the presence (?) if any of these things] I should divulge.<br>
		+	...the father...<br>
		+	...to observe<br>
		+	...to me myst-<br>
		+	...father Sarapis<br>
		+	...herald of sacrifice<br>
		+	...is the<br>
		+	...brothers faithful to one's oath<br>
		+	...<br>
		+	...<br>
		+	...Cautopates<br>
		+	...with the sharp<br>
		+	...seals<br>
		+	...<br>
		+	...to the initiate [the fa-<br>
		+	er...<br>...<br>
		+	...of stars<br>
		+	...you separate<br>
		+	...he changed<br>
		+	...and...<br>
		+	...<br>...<br>...<br>
		+	\|\|...<br>
		+	...great voice...<br>
		+	.................may<br>
		+	[the father] draw together...<br>
		+	.................four...<br>
		+	...he teaches concerning the remaining...<br>
		+	..to cry out, and may he stand...<br>
		+	[of the] prize, and may he swear [through]<br>
		+	[the] herald Astuda(mas?).<br>
		+	An oath under a herald<br>
		+	I swear by him who divides a[nd separates]<br>
		+	the earth from heaven an[d darkness]<br>
		+	[from] light and day from ni[ght]<br>
		+	[and r]ising from setting and [life]<br>
		+	[from] death and generation fro[m corruption]<br>
		+	[and b]lack [f]rom light and drynes[s]<br>
		+	[from wet]ness and ... from ... [and]<br>
		+	bitter[ness] from sweatness and fles[h from]<br>
		+	sou[l]: I swear to the [god]s which I b[eseech]<br>
		+	to observe and gua[rd<br>
		+	\|\|<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
		+	...earth from heaven,<br>
		+	...day from night,<br>
		+	...life from de(ath?)<br>
		+	...corruption, I swear.<br>
		+	<br><br><br><br>
		+	...to observe<br>
		+	...to me myst-<br>
		+	...father Sarapis<br>
		+	...herald of sacrifice<br>
		+	...is the<br>
		+	...brothers faithful to one's oath<br>
		+	...<br>
		+	...<br>
		+	...Cautopates<br>
		+	...with the sharp<br>
		+	...seals<br>
		+	...<br>...<br>...<br>...<br>
		+	...of stars<br>
		+	...you separate<br>
		+	...he changed<br>
		+	...and...<br>
		+	...<br>...<br>...<br>
	\|}		\|}

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2009-03-10T07:10:43Z

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	................................]η̣τε καὶ ενον<br>		................................]η̣τε καὶ ενον<br>
	................................]τ̣ροματηρ<br>		................................]τ̣ροματηρ<br>
−	..............................]ηκωσιν<br>	+	..................................]ηκωσιν<br>
−	.............................]ητων.ν<br>	+	...................................]ητων.ν<br>
−	............................].σ̣ο̣[<br>	+	....................................].σ̣ο̣[<br>
−	...........................].[<br>	+	.....................................].[<br>
	\|\|[...]φ̣[.]η̣χ̣ε[<br>		\|\|[...]φ̣[.]η̣χ̣ε[<br>
	[...]μ̣εγάλῃ φων̣[ῃ ..]...[.... ὁ πα-]<br>		[...]μ̣εγάλῃ φων̣[ῃ ..]...[.... ὁ πα-]<br>

Marcus Cornelius Gualterus Graecus: typos and format

2009-03-10T07:04:07Z

typos and format

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	This third century Oxyrhynchus papyrus was published by Bartoletti as n. 1162 in ''Papiri, Greci e Latini'' (= PSI) X. While the text is quite fragmentary, it clearly records an oath taken in the context of some astral mystery cult (''l.'' 21, ἀστέρων). The καυτοπαυ (= Καυτοπάτου?) in ''l.'' 14 suggests that this may be a Mithraic text. Although, much better attested in other parts of the Roman empire, Roman Mithraism did have a (minimal) presence in Egypt (c.f. CIMRM 91-105). Then in 1937 Bartoletti published another papyrus fragment with substantially the same oath formula in "Frammenti di un rituale d'iniziazione ai misteri" in ''Annali della R. Scuoli Normale Superiore de Pisa'' (Pisa: 1937) 143-152.		This third century Oxyrhynchus papyrus was published by Bartoletti as n. 1162 in ''Papiri, Greci e Latini'' (= PSI) X. While the text is quite fragmentary, it clearly records an oath taken in the context of some astral mystery cult (''l.'' 21, ἀστέρων). The καυτοπαυ (= Καυτοπάτου?) in ''l.'' 14 suggests that this may be a Mithraic text. Although, much better attested in other parts of the Roman empire, Roman Mithraism did have a (minimal) presence in Egypt (c.f. CIMRM 91-105). Then in 1937 Bartoletti published another papyrus fragment with substantially the same oath formula in "Frammenti di un rituale d'iniziazione ai misteri" in ''Annali della R. Scuoli Normale Superiore de Pisa'' (Pisa: 1937) 143-152.

−	This new fragment allowed him to make some fairly certain restoration for the beginning of PSI 1162. Lines 1-6 can be restored with certainty (indicated in <span style="color:green">'''bold green'''</span>), the others a bit more speculatively (indicated in <span style="color:lime">'''bold light green'''</span>). Lines in <span style="color:blue">'''blue'''</span> in the fragment indicate those lines ~~useful~~ for the restoration. Lines 14-17a in the new fragment are pluses and suggest that the new fragment is secondary to PSI 1162. He also made some minor adjustments (in <span style="color:red">'''red'''</span>) to other parts of the text.	+	This new fragment allowed him to make some fairly certain restoration for the beginning of PSI 1162. Lines 1-6 can be restored with certainty (indicated in <span style="color:green">'''bold green'''</span>), the others a bit more speculatively (indicated in <span style="color:lime">'''bold light green'''</span>). Lines in <span style="color:blue">'''blue'''</span> in the new fragment indicate those lines used for the restoration. Lines 14-17a in the new fragment are pluses and suggest that the new fragment is secondary to PSI 1162. Bartoletti also made some minor adjustments (in <span style="color:red">'''red'''</span>) to other parts of the text.

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	! Reconstructed PSI 1162 \|\| New Fragment \|\| PSI 1162		! Reconstructed PSI 1162 \|\| New Fragment \|\| PSI 1162
	\|-valign="top"		\|-valign="top"
−	\|[<span style="color:green">'''Ὀμνύω κατὰ τοῦ διχάσ'''</span>]αντος γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ<br>	+	\|<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
		+	[<span style="color:green">'''Ὀμνύω κατὰ τοῦ διχάσ'''</span>]αντος γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ<br><br>
	[<span style="color:green">'''καὶ σκότος ἀπὸ φωτὸς κ'''</span>]αὶ ἡμέραν ἐγ νυκτὸς<br>		[<span style="color:green">'''καὶ σκότος ἀπὸ φωτὸς κ'''</span>]αὶ ἡμέραν ἐγ νυκτὸς<br>
	[<span style="color:green">'''καὶ ἀνατολὴν ἀπὸ δύσ'''</span>]εως καὶ ζωὴν ἀπὸ θα-<br>		[<span style="color:green">'''καὶ ἀνατολὴν ἀπὸ δύσ'''</span>]εως καὶ ζωὴν ἀπὸ θα-<br>
−	[<span style="color:green">'''νάτου καὶ γένεσιν ἀπὸ'''</span>] φθορᾶς ἐπόμνυμαι<br>	+	[<span style="color:green">'''νάτου καὶ γένεσιν ἀπὸ'''</span>] φθορᾶς ἐπόμνυμαι<br><br><br><br>
	[<span style="color:green">'''δὲ καὶ οὓς προσκυνῶ θ'''</span>]οὺς συντηρήσειν<br>		[<span style="color:green">'''δὲ καὶ οὓς προσκυνῶ θ'''</span>]οὺς συντηρήσειν<br>
−	[<span style="color:green">'''καὶ φυλάξει τὰ παραδ'''</span>]εδομένα μοι μυστή-<br>	+	[<span style="color:green">'''καὶ φυλάξει'''</span> <span style="color:lime">'''τὰ παραδ'''</span>]εδομένα μοι μυστή-<br>
	[<span style="color:lime">'''ρια καὶ τιμήσειν ? τὸν'''</span>] πατέρα Σαραπίωνα<br>		[<span style="color:lime">'''ρια καὶ τιμήσειν ? τὸν'''</span>] πατέρα Σαραπίωνα<br>
	[<span style="color:lime">'''ῷ τὸ μυεῖν ὑπάρχει, καὶ'''</span>] τον ἱεροκήρυκα Κα-<br>		[<span style="color:lime">'''ῷ τὸ μυεῖν ὑπάρχει, καὶ'''</span>] τον ἱεροκήρυκα Κα-<br>
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	]αι ἡμέραν ἐγ νυκτὸς<br>		]αι ἡμέραν ἐγ νυκτὸς<br>
	]εως καὶ ζωὴν ἀπὸ θα-<br>		]εως καὶ ζωὴν ἀπὸ θα-<br>
−	] φ̣θορᾶς ἐπόμνυμαι<br>	+	] φ̣θορᾶς ἐπόμνυμαι<br><br><br><br>
	]ους συντηρήσειν<br>		]ους συντηρήσειν<br>
	]εδομένα μοι μυστή-<br>		]εδομένα μοι μυστή-<br>

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	==A Mystery Oath==		==A Mystery Oath==

−	This third century Oxyrhynchus papyrus was published by Bartoletti as n. 1162 in ''Papiri, Greci e Latini'' (= PSI) X. While the text is quite fragmentary, it clearly records an oath taken in the context of some astral mystery cult (''l.'' 21, ἀστέρων). The καυτοπαυ (= Καυτοπάτου?) in ''l.'' 14 suggests that this may be a Mithraic text. Although, much better attested in other parts of the Roman empire, Roman Mithraism did have a (minimal) presence in Egypt (c.f. CIMRM 91-105). Then in 1937 Bartoletti published another papyrus fragment with substantially the same oath formula in "Frammenti di un rituale d'iniziazione ai misteri" in ''Annali della R. Scuoli Normale Superiore de Pisa'' (Pisa: 1937) 143-152. This new fragment allowed him to make a fairly certain restoration for the beginning of PSI 1162. He also made some minor adjustments to other parts of the text~~. Below are both texts with restored lines~~.	+	This third century Oxyrhynchus papyrus was published by Bartoletti as n. 1162 in ''Papiri, Greci e Latini'' (= PSI) X. While the text is quite fragmentary, it clearly records an oath taken in the context of some astral mystery cult (''l.'' 21, ἀστέρων). The καυτοπαυ (= Καυτοπάτου?) in ''l.'' 14 suggests that this may be a Mithraic text. Although, much better attested in other parts of the Roman empire, Roman Mithraism did have a (minimal) presence in Egypt (c.f. CIMRM 91-105). Then in 1937 Bartoletti published another papyrus fragment with substantially the same oath formula in "Frammenti di un rituale d'iniziazione ai misteri" in ''Annali della R. Scuoli Normale Superiore de Pisa'' (Pisa: 1937) 143-152.
		+
		+	This new fragment allowed him to make some fairly certain restoration for the beginning of PSI 1162. Lines 1-6 can be restored with certainty (indicated in <span style="color:green">'''bold green'''</span>), the others a bit more speculatively (indicated in <span style="color:lime">'''bold light green'''</span>). Lines in <span style="color:blue">'''blue'''</span> in the fragment indicate those lines useful for the restoration. Lines 14-17a in the new fragment are pluses and suggest that the new fragment is secondary to PSI 1162. He also made some minor adjustments (in <span style="color:red">'''red'''</span>) to other parts of the text.

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	\|+		\|+
−	! New Fragment \|\| PSI 1162	+	! Reconstructed PSI 1162 \|\| New Fragment \|\| PSI 1162
	\|-valign="top"		\|-valign="top"
−	\|[...]φ̣[.]η̣χ̣ε[<br>	+	\|[<span style="color:green">'''Ὀμνύω κατὰ τοῦ διχάσ'''</span>]αντος γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ<br>
		+	[<span style="color:green">'''καὶ σκότος ἀπὸ φωτὸς κ'''</span>]αὶ ἡμέραν ἐγ νυκτὸς<br>
		+	[<span style="color:green">'''καὶ ἀνατολὴν ἀπὸ δύσ'''</span>]εως καὶ ζωὴν ἀπὸ θα-<br>
		+	[<span style="color:green">'''νάτου καὶ γένεσιν ἀπὸ'''</span>] φθορᾶς ἐπόμνυμαι<br>
		+	[<span style="color:green">'''δὲ καὶ οὓς προσκυνῶ θ'''</span>]οὺς συντηρήσειν<br>
		+	[<span style="color:green">'''καὶ φυλάξει τὰ παραδ'''</span>]εδομένα μοι μυστή-<br>
		+	[<span style="color:lime">'''ρια καὶ τιμήσειν ? τὸν'''</span>] πατέρα Σαραπίωνα<br>
		+	[<span style="color:lime">'''ῷ τὸ μυεῖν ὑπάρχει, καὶ'''</span>] τον ἱεροκήρυκα Κα-<br>
		+	[<span style="color:lime">'''....., ῷ τὸ ὁρκίζειν ὑ'''</span>]ράρχει, καὶ τοὺς συν-<br>
		+	[<span style="color:lime">'''αὐτοῖς ὄντας λοιπο'''</span>]ὺς ἀδελφούς. Εὐορκοῦ(ν)-<br>
		+	[<span style="color:lime">'''τι μέν μοι εὖ εἴη, ἐπιορ'''</span>]κοῦν[τι δὲ τ]ὰ ἐναν-<br>
		+	[<span style="color:lime">'''τία, ἐάν τι τούτων ἐκλαλ'''</span>]ήσω.<br>
		+	........................<span style="color:red">'''τ]ὸν'''</span> <span style="color:red">'''π[ατέρα ?'''</span>..]ι ὁμοι-<br>
		+	...................................]καυτοπαυ<br>
		+	...................................]τ̣οῖς ὀξέσιν<br>
		+	...................................]σ̣φραγεῖδες<br>
		+	...................................]σημειῶσ̣ι̣<br>
		+	...................................<span style="color:red">'''τῷ μ]ύστῃ ὁ πα-'''</span><br>
		+	<span style="color:red">'''τὴρ'''</span>................................]σερ.ι<br>
		+	...................................]<br>
		+	...................................]μ' ἀστέρων<br>
		+	................................]λ̣ε διαστητε<br>
		+	................................]ν ἤμειβεν ον-<br>
		+	................................]η̣τε καὶ ενον<br>
		+	................................]τ̣ροματηρ<br>
		+	..............................]ηκωσιν<br>
		+	.............................]ητων.ν<br>
		+	............................].σ̣ο̣[<br>
		+	...........................].[<br>
		+	\|\|[...]φ̣[.]η̣χ̣ε[<br>
	[...]μ̣εγάλῃ φων̣[ῃ ..]...[.... ὁ πα-]<br>		[...]μ̣εγάλῃ φων̣[ῃ ..]...[.... ὁ πα-]<br>
	[τὴρ τ]ὸ̣ν̣ μ̣έ̣στην π̣[ροσ]αγα̣γ̣έτω̣ [....]<br>		[τὴρ τ]ὸ̣ν̣ μ̣έ̣στην π̣[ροσ]αγα̣γ̣έτω̣ [....]<br>
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	[τοῦ] κήρυκος 'Ασ̣τ̣υ̣δά[μα]ντος.<br>		[τοῦ] κήρυκος 'Ασ̣τ̣υ̣δά[μα]ντος.<br>
	Ὅρκος ὑπ̣[ὸ κήρ]υ̣κος<br>		Ὅρκος ὑπ̣[ὸ κήρ]υ̣κος<br>
−	[Ὀ̣μν]ύω κατὰ τοῦ διχά̣αντος̣ κ[αὶ κρί-]<br>	+	<span style="color:blue">[Ὀ̣μν]ύω κατὰ τοῦ διχά̣αντος̣ κ[αὶ κρί-]<br>
	[ναν]τ̣ος τὴν γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ κα[ὶ σκότος]<br>		[ναν]τ̣ος τὴν γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ κα[ὶ σκότος]<br>
	[ἀπὸ] φ̣ωτὸς κ̣α̣ὶ̣ ἡμέραν ἐκ νυ̣[κτὸς]<br>		[ἀπὸ] φ̣ωτὸς κ̣α̣ὶ̣ ἡμέραν ἐκ νυ̣[κτὸς]<br>
	[καὶ ἀ]νατολὴ̣ν ἀπὸ δύσεως κ̣α̣ὶ̣ [ζωὴν]<br>		[καὶ ἀ]νατολὴ̣ν ἀπὸ δύσεως κ̣α̣ὶ̣ [ζωὴν]<br>
−	[ἀπὸ] θ̣ανάτ̣ο̣υ̣ καὶ γένεσιν ἀπ[ὸ φθορᾶς]<br>	+	[ἀπὸ] θ̣ανάτ̣ο̣υ̣ καὶ γένεσιν ἀπ[ὸ φθορᾶς]</span><br>
	[καὶ μ]έλαν̣ [ἀ]π̣ὸ λευκοῦ καὶ ξηρὸ[ν ἀπὸ]<br>		[καὶ μ]έλαν̣ [ἀ]π̣ὸ λευκοῦ καὶ ξηρὸ[ν ἀπὸ]<br>
	[ὑγρ]ο̣ῦ καὶ ε.[..].ον̣ ἀ̣π̣ὸ̣ ....[.. καὶ]<br>		[ὑγρ]ο̣ῦ καὶ ε.[..].ον̣ ἀ̣π̣ὸ̣ ....[.. καὶ]<br>
	[πικ]ρὸν ἀπὸ γ̣λ̣υκέως κ̣α̣ὶ̣ σ̣άρκ̣[α ἀπὸ]<br>		[πικ]ρὸν ἀπὸ γ̣λ̣υκέως κ̣α̣ὶ̣ σ̣άρκ̣[α ἀπὸ]<br>
−	[ψυχ]ῆς: ἐπόμνυμαι δὲ καὶ οὓς π̣[ροσκυνῶ]<br>	+	[ψυχ]ῆς: <span style="color:blue">ἐπόμνυμαι δὲ καὶ οὓς π̣[ροσκυνῶ]<br>
−	[θεο]ὺς συντηρήσειν καὶ φυλά[ξει<br>	+	[θεο]ὺς συντηρήσειν καὶ φυλά[ξει<br></span>
	\|\|<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>		\|\|<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
	]α̣ντος γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ<br>		]α̣ντος γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ<br>
−	]αι ἡμέραν ἐγ' νυκτὸς<br>	+	]αι ἡμέραν ἐγ νυκτὸς<br>
	]εως καὶ ζωὴν ἀπὸ θα-<br>		]εως καὶ ζωὴν ἀπὸ θα-<br>
	] φ̣θορᾶς ἐπόμνυμαι<br>		] φ̣θορᾶς ἐπόμνυμαι<br>
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	] πατέρα Σαραπίωνα<br>		] πατέρα Σαραπίωνα<br>
	.]τον ἱεροκήρυκα Κα-<br>		.]τον ἱεροκήρυκα Κα-<br>
−	ὑ]~~ράρχει~~, καὶ τοὺς συν-<br>	+	]παρχει, καὶ τοὺς συν-<br>
	.]υς ἀδελφούς. εὐορκοῦ(ν)-<br>		.]υς ἀδελφούς. εὐορκοῦ(ν)-<br>
	.]κοῦν[τι δὲ τ]ὰ ἐναν-<br>		.]κοῦν[τι δὲ τ]ὰ ἐναν-<br>