Law and Legal Practice in Egypt from Alexander to the Arab Conquest

A Selection of Papyrological Sources in Translation, with Introductions and Commentary
Herausgeber: Keenan, James G; Yiftach-Firanko, Uri; Manning, J G

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Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces the reader to the field of legal papyrology through numerous translated documents accompanied by expert but accessible scholarly commentary. Integrating Demotic and Coptic documents with those written in Greek and Latin, it will be important for scholars and advanced students of ancient history, papyrology, Egyptology, and legal and economic history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 649
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 868g
• ISBN-13: 9781108464314
• ISBN-10: 1108464319
• Artikelnr.: 56790074

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction and historical framework
2. The historical development of the form, content and administration of legal documents
3. The languages of law
4. The family
5. Capital
6. Sale
7. Leases
8. Labor
9. Slavery and dependency in Greco-Roman Egypt
10. The judiciary system in theory and practice.