Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 267 Seiten, Format (B × H): 20 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 790 g
Reihe: Studia Demotica
Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 267 Seiten, Format (B × H): 20 mm x 220 mm, Gewicht: 790 g
Reihe: Studia Demotica
ISBN: 978-90-429-3188-6
Verlag: PEETERS PUB
The Erbstreit papyri, nineteen papyri with twenty texts, now dispersed
over ?ve 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.
