Law and legal practice in Egypt from Alexander to the Arab conquest : a selection of papyrological sources in translation, with introductions and commentary / edited by James G. Keenan, J.G. Manning, Uri Yiftach-Firanko.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keenan, James G., editor.

Manning, Joseph Gilbert, editor.

Yiftach-Firanko, Uri, editor.

Cambridge University Press.

Christine Hikawa Fund.

Language:

English

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Egyptian law--Sources.

Egyptian law.

Law, Greek--Sources.

Law, Greek.

Roman law--Sources.

Roman law.

History.

Egypt--History--Greco-Roman period, 332 B.C.-640 A.D--Sources.

Egypt.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvii, 598 pages :) : illustrations, maps

Other Title:

Pre-publication title: Law and society in Egypt from Alexander to the Arab conquest

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 562-598).

Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Law and legal practice in Egypt from Alexander to the Arab conquest.

ISBN:

1139050869

9781139050869

Publisher Number:

99961454309

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.