Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 658 (P. Oxy. 658 or P. Oxy. IV 658) is one of four examples of libelli found at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. The last lines of the manuscript declare the date — the first year of the emperor Decius, whose full name was Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius.
1 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τοῖς ἐπὶ τῶν ἱερῶν [καὶ] | ||
2 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: θυσιῶν πόλ[εως] | ||
3 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: παρ' Αὐρηλίου Λ̣[.....] | ||
4 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: θίωνος Θεοδώρου μη[τρὸς] | ||
5 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Παντωνυμίδος ἀπὸ τ̣ῆ̣[ς] | ||
6 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: αὐτῆς πόλεως. ἀεὶ μὲν | ||
7 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: θύων καὶ σπένδων [τοῖ]ς | ||
8 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: θεοῖς [δ]ιετέλ[εσα ἔ]τ̣ι̣ δ̣ὲ | ||
9 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: καὶ νῦν ἐνώπιον ὑμῶν | ||
10 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: κατὰ τὰ κελευσθ[έ]ν[τα] | ||
11 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἔσπεισα καὶ ἔθυσα κα[ὶ] | ||
12 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: τῶν ἱερῶν ἐγευσάμην | ||
13 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ἅμα τῷ υἱῷ μου Αὐρη- | ||
14 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: λίῳ Διοσκόρῳ καὶ τῇ | ||
15 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: θυγατρί μου Αὐρηλίᾳ | ||
16 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Λαίδ̣ι. ἀξιῶ ὑμᾶς ὑπο- | ||
17 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: σημιώσασθαι μοι. | ||
18 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: (ἔτους) 1 Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος | During the first year of the Emperor Caesar | |
19 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Γαίου Μεσσίου Κυίντου | Gaius Messius Quintus | |
20 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τραιανοῦ Δεκίου | Traianus Decius | |
21 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Εὐσεβοῦ[ς Εὐ]τυχοῦς | Eusebius Eutychus | |
22 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [Σεβασ]τοῦ [Παῦ]νι | Sebastian Pauni | |
23 | Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: [.....]ν̣ [ ? ][1] |