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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3929

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Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 3929, kept at the Sackler Library, Oxford.

POxy 3929 (or P. Oxy. LVIII 3929) is one of four examples of libelli found at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt. It is a certificate of sacrifice, serving as proof that the recipient satisfied the pagan commissioners during the Decian persecution of Christians.[1] It was issued in the year 250.

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  1. ^ "P.Oxy. LVIII 3929". Archived from the original on 25 September 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2007.