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The Erbstreit Papyri - A Bilingual Dossier from Pathyris of the Second Century BC (Pap. Erbstreit) (Paperback)
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The Erbstreit Papyri - A Bilingual Dossier from Pathyris of the Second Century BC (Pap. Erbstreit) (Paperback)
Series: Studia Demotica, Volume 13
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The Erbstreit papyri, nineteen papyri with twenty texts, now
dispersed over five different collections, represent a bilingual
dossier that was collected in Antiquity as a result of inheritance
disputes. They were once part of a family archive kept in the
Upper-Egyptian town of ancient Pathyris, modern Gebelein. The
disputes started after the death of the woman Tamenos, daughter of
Panas alias Hermokrates, when members from several branches of her
family claimed the plots of land she had bequeathed to her
children. A series of lawsuits ensued which were dealt with by a
wide range of officials, starting with the local Provost Nechoutes
up to the Viceroy Boethos, to be settled eventually before the
Greek high court from Ptolemais in Middle Egypt when in session in
Thebes. The dossier is composed of written evidence produced by the
parties, court minutes, court decisions, copies of temple oaths and
amicable settlements. One of the attractive features of the dossier
are the Greek translations of Egyptian pieces of evidence presented
in the Greek courts. The volume provides a substantial introduction
outlining the respective stages in the juridical dealings as well
as (re-)editions of and comments in detail on the Greek and demotic
texts. Appendixes on bilingualism and on Graeco-Egyptian double
names as well as indexes and photographic plates complete the
volume.
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