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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. 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 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. |
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| − | |||]α̣ντος γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ<br> | + | |[...]φ̣[.]η̣χ̣ε[<br> |
| − | ]αι ἡμέραν ἐγ'νυκτὸς<br> | + | [...]μ̣εγάλῃ φων̣[ῃ ..]...[.... ὁ πα-]<br> |
| + | [τὴρ τ]ὸ̣ν̣ μ̣έ̣στην π̣[ροσ]αγα̣γ̣έτω̣ [....]<br> | ||
| + | [...].α̣τ̣ω̣ντα ἐν̣ φ̣[.].μ̣ω τεσσα[....]<br> | ||
| + | [....]ε δ̣αῇ̣ περ̣ὶ τὸν λ̣είποντα[.....]<br> | ||
| + | [....] α̣ὐ̣τεῖν, καὶ στησάτω μέσ[ον ἐπὶ?]<br> | ||
| + | [τοῦ] δ̣ιαθέματος̣ καὶ ἐξορκούτω̣ [διὰ]<br> | ||
| + | [τοῦ] κήρυκος 'Ασ̣τ̣υ̣δά[μα]ντος.<br> | ||
| + | Ὅρκος ὑπ̣[ὸ κήρ]υ̣κος<br> | ||
| + | [Ὀ̣μν]ύω κατὰ τοῦ διχά̣αντος̣ κ[αὶ κρί-]<br> | ||
| + | [ναν]τ̣ος τὴν γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ κα[ὶ σκότος]<br> | ||
| + | [ἀπὸ] φ̣ωτὸς κ̣α̣ὶ̣ ἡμέραν ἐκ νυ̣[κτὸς]<br> | ||
| + | [καὶ ἀ]νατολὴ̣ν ἀπὸ δύσεως κ̣α̣ὶ̣ [ζωὴν]<br> | ||
| + | [ἀπὸ] θ̣ανάτ̣ο̣υ̣ καὶ γένεσιν ἀπ[ὸ φθορᾶς]<br> | ||
| + | [καὶ μ]έλαν̣ [ἀ]π̣ὸ λευκοῦ καὶ ξηρὸ[ν ἀπὸ]<br> | ||
| + | [ὑγρ]ο̣ῦ καὶ ε.[..].ον̣ ἀ̣π̣ὸ̣ ....[.. καὶ]<br> | ||
| + | [πικ]ρὸν ἀπὸ γ̣λ̣υκέως κ̣α̣ὶ̣ σ̣άρκ̣[α ἀπὸ]<br> | ||
| + | [ψυχ]ῆς: ἐπόμνυμαι δὲ καὶ οὓς π̣[ροσκυνῶ]<br> | ||
| + | [θεο]ὺς συντηρήσειν καὶ φυλά[ξει<br> | ||
| + | ||<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> | ||
| + | ]α̣ντος γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ<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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]εδομένα μοι μυστή-<br> | ]εδομένα μοι μυστή-<br> | ||
] πατέρα Σαραπίωνα<br> | ] πατέρα Σαραπίωνα<br> | ||
| − | + | .]τον ἱεροκήρυκα Κα-<br> | |
ὑ]ράρχει, καὶ τοὺς συν-<br> | ὑ]ράρχει, καὶ τοὺς συν-<br> | ||
| − | + | .]υς ἀδελφούς. εὐορκοῦ(ν)-<br> | |
| − | + | .]κοῦν[τι δὲ τ]ὰ ἐναν-<br> | |
| − | + | .]ήσω.<br> | |
| − | + | .]ον π̣[.......]ι ὁμοι-<br> | |
| − | + | ........]καυτοπαυ<br> | |
| − | + | ........]τ̣οῖς ὀξέσιν<br> | |
| − | + | ........]σ̣φραγεῖδες<br> | |
| − | + | ........]σημειῶσ̣ι̣<br> | |
| − | + | ........]υστηοπα<br> | |
| − | + | ........]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> | |
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Revision as of 05:42, 10 March 2009
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.
| New Fragment | PSI 1162 |
|---|---|
| [...]φ̣[.]η̣χ̣ε[ [...]μ̣εγάλῃ φων̣[ῃ ..]...[.... ὁ πα-] |
]α̣ντος γῆν ἀπ' οὐρανοῦ |
