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possession of a Kleros in Egypt

Started by Jim Webster, Feb 09, 2021, 09:07 AM

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Jim Webster

Apparently, if I've got the right one, this papyri should have the rules for possession of a kleros

http://papyri.info/ddbdp/sb;20;14656

It's all greek to me, anybody got a translation :-(

RichT

Is this from Johstono? It's not referenced in Fischer-Bovet (which doesn't mean it's of no interest but maybe it's not anything particularly exciting). It's from mid 3rd C Fayum so will be relevant to that particular time and place (since of course the 'rules' changed, as rules do). A translation is way beyond my skill/time allocation - it goes on in general about women, children (slaves?), clothing?, and the kleros (perhaps reverting to royal control). This site:

https://www.trismegistos.org/tm/detail.php?tm=8081

gives a useful word lookup tool.

Jim Webster

Quote from: RichT on Feb 09, 2021, 11:17 AM
Is this from Johstono? It's not referenced in Fischer-Bovet (which doesn't mean it's of no interest but maybe it's not anything particularly exciting). It's from mid 3rd C Fayum so will be relevant to that particular time and place (since of course the 'rules' changed, as rules do). A translation is way beyond my skill/time allocation - it goes on in general about women, children (slaves?), clothing?, and the kleros (perhaps reverting to royal control). This site:

https://www.trismegistos.org/tm/detail.php?tm=8081

gives a useful word lookup tool.

Sounds like it is the right document thanks.