Table of Contents

            Chapter 1: The Envelope

Clause Periods Documents Categories
Section 1: Scribes and Notaries
1. Witnesses Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
2. Syngraphophylax Ptol. All Envelop
3. Agoranomos Ptol., Rom. All Envelop
4. Concluding Line (Wills) Rom. Will Envelop
5. Charagmos Rom. Sale Envelop
7. Diagraphe Rom. Sale, Credit Envelop
8. Diagraphe (Extensive) Rom. Sale, Credit Envelop
9. Bank (Abridged Wording) Rom. Sale, Credit, Lease Envelop
10. Epakolouthesis Rom. Sale, Credit Envelop
11. Tabellio Byz. All Envelop
12. Scribal Activity Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
Section 2: Subscription
1. Hypographeus Rom. All Envelop
2. Hypographe Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
3. Anagnosis Rom. Will Envelop, Testamentary
4. Affirmation of Validity Byz. Will Envelop, Testamentary
5. Epitetacha Rom. All. Envelop
6. Egrapsen Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
7. Personal Description Ptol., Rom. All Envelop
8. Registry of Slaves Ptol., Rom. Sale Envelop
9. Epigegrammai Kyrios Rom. All Envelop
10. Gnoster Ptol., Rom. Marriage, Sale, Manumission Envelop
11. Acknowledgement by Purchaser Rom. Sale Envelop
12. Acknowledgement by Vendor Rom.rare Sale Envelop
13. Acknowledgement by Borrower Ptol., Rom. Credit Envelop
14. Acknowledgement by Lender Rom. Credit Envelop
15. Acknowledgement by Lessee Ptol., Rom. Lease Envelop
16. Γέγονε εἰς ἐμέ Rom. All Envelop
17. Request for Endorsement Rom. Lease Envelop
18. Endorsement Rom. Lease Envelop
19. Eudokesis Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
Section 3: History of the Contract
1. Earlier Transaction Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
2. Background Rom., Byz. All Envelop
3. Bibl. Enkt.: Existing Registration Rom.2 Credit Envelop
4. Apographe, Bibl. Enkt., Anticipation Ptol., Rom. Sale Envelop
5. Anakrisis Rom. Sale Envelop
Section 4: Future Measures
1. Anticipatory Clause Ptol., Rom., Byz. Sale, Marriage, Credit Envelop
2. Failure to Perform Anticipated Act Ptol., Rom., Byz. Sale, Marriage, Credit Envelop
3. Apographe (Camels and Livestock) Rom. Sale, Marriage, Credit Envelop
4. Apographe, Bibl. Enkt., Anticipation Rom. Sale Envelop
5. Metepigraphe Rom. Sale Envelop
6. Demosiosis Clause Rom. Sale, Credit Envelop
7. Kyrosis/Paradeixis Rom. Sale, Lease Envelop
8, Absence of Kyrosis Rom. Sale, Lease Envelop
Section 5: Validation
1. Kyria Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
2. Asphaleia Rom., Byz. All Envelop
3. Stipulatio Rom., Byz. All Envelop
4. Oath Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
Section 6: Framework
1. Extract Ptol., Rom. All Envelop
2. Title Line Ptol. Rom. All Envelop
3. Agathe Tyche Rom. Matrimonial, Will Envelop
4. Axioumen Rom. All Envelop
5. Docket Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
Section 7: Execution
 
1. Praxis Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Envelop
2. Agogimos Ptol., Rom. Credit Envelop
3. Skepe-Pistis Rom. Credit Envelop
4. Protopraxia Rom. Credit, Sale Envelop

   

Chapter 2: Creation Clause

Section 1: Conveyance of Species
1. Act of Leasing Clause Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Creation Clause
2. Duration Clause Ptol. Lease Creation Clause
3. Act of Sale Clause Ptol., Rom., Byz. Sale Creation Clause
4. Cession of Property Ptol., Rom., Byz. Sale Creation Clause
5. Record of Payment of Conveyance Tax Ptol., Rom. Sale, Loan with Security Taxation
6. Disclosure of Material Defects Rom., non-Egyptian Sale, Slaves Warranty
7. Consequences of Disclosure of Material Defects Rom. Slave Warranty, Penalty
8. Institutio Heredis Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary, Creation
9. Bequeathal Clause Ptol., Rom., Wills Creation, Testamentary
10. Donations and Dispositions inter vivos Byz.Rom., Byz. Wills Creation, Testamentary
11. Apportionment of Estate (diairesis) Rom., Byz. Diairesis Cretion
12. Allotment in Diairesis Rom., Byz, Diairesis Creation Clause
13, Antikatallage Late Rom., Byz. Antikatallage Creation Clause
Section 2: Change of Personal Status
14. Manumission Ptol., Rom. Manumission Creation Clause
15. Adoption Late Roman Adoptions Creation Clause
16. Act of Marriage (Miscellaneous) Ptol., Rom., Byz. Marriage Creation Clause
17. Dowry Ptol., Rom., Byz. Marriage Creation Clause
Section 3: Conveyance of Fungibles
18. Act of Loan Ptol., Rom., Byz. Credit Creation Clause
19. Purpose of Loan Rom. Credit Creation Clause
20. Act of Sale: Fungibles Ptol., Rom., Byz. Sale Creation Clause
Section 4: Conveyance of Persons
21. Creation of Prospective Employer–Employee Relationship Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour Creation Clause
22. Creation of Partnership Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour Creation Clause
23. Nursing Clause Rom. Labour Creation Clause
24. Substitution in Liturgy Late Roman Labour Creation Clause
25. Appointment as a Surrogate Liturgist Rom. Labour Creation Clause
26. Ekdosis Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour, Marriage Creation Clause
27. Paralempsis Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour Creation Clause
28. Parechomai Rom. Labour Creation Clause
29. Empowerment (systasis) Rom., Byz. Labour Creation Clause
30. Auto-Misthosis Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour Creation Clause
31. Auto-Synthesis Byz. Labour Creation Clause

           Chapter 3: Remuneration

Section 1: Object of Payment
1. Price Ptol., Rom., Byz. Sale Remuneration
2. Postponed Payment of Price Rom. Sale Remuneration, Penalty
3. Rent Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Remuneration
4. Rent, Sharecropping Rom., Byz. Lease Remuneration
5. Salary Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour Remuneration
6. Failure to Pay Salary Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour Remuneration, Penalty
7. Interest Byz. Credit Remuneration
Section 2: Prepayments and Special Payments
8. Arrhabon Rom., Byz. Sale, Labour Remuneration
9. Prodoma Ptol., Rom. Lease, Labour Remuneration
10. Return of Prodoma Ptol. Lease Remuneration
11. Failure to Return Prodoma Ptol. Lease Remuneration, Penalty
12. Prepayment Rom., Byz. Labour, Lease Remuneration
13. Syneteia Byz. Labour Remuneration
14. Hyperesia Late Roman Labour Remuneration
15. Supply of Workers in a Lease Arrangement Byz.3 Lease Remuneration
16. Farewell Gift from Master Rom.3 Labour Remuneration
Section 3:  Modes of Delivery
17. Delivery of Salary in Labour Contracts Rom., Byz. Labour Remuneration
18. Delivery in Lease Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Remuneration
19. Failure to Deliver Rent Ptol., Rom., Byz.rare Lease Remuneration, Compensation
20. Repayment of Loan Ptol., Rom., Byz. Credit Termination
21. Settlement of Debt Ptol., Rom. Credit Termination
22. Failure to Return Loan Ptol., Rom., Byz.rare Credit Termination, Compensation
23. Surrender of Purchased Object: Fungibles Ptol.1, Rom., Byz. Sale Performance
24. Wine Quality Warranty Byz, Sale Performance
25. Totally Degraded Wine Quality Byz. Sale Performance, Penalty
26. Assertion of Payment Byz. (But Dem. much earlier) Credit Remuneration
27. Failure to Surrender Object of Purchase Ptol., Rom., Byz. Sale Performance, Penalty
28. Return of Dowry Ptol., Rom., Byz. Marriage Termination
29. Consequences of Failure to Return of Dowry Ptol., Rom. Marriage Termination, Penalty
Section 4: Alternative Means of Defrayment
30. Antichresis (land) Rom. Loan Remuneration, Security, Penalty
31. Antichresis (persons) Rom. Loan/Labour Remuneration
32. Enoikesis Ptol., Rom. Loan Remuneration, Security
33. Kyrieueto Ptol., Rom. Lease Remuneration, Security
Section 5:  Deductions and Additions
34. Hypologos Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Remuneration
35. Prostheke Byz.1 Lease Remuneration
36. Epigeorgein Ptol. Lease Remuneration
37. Epileipsis Ptol.1 Lease Remuneration
38. Abrochos Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Remuneration
39. Land Lost due to Inundation Byz.1 Lease Remuneration
40. Additional Land Ptol.1 Lease Remuneration
41. Gonê Rom. Lease Yields
42. Surplus Rom.1 Lease/Sale Yields
43. Illness Rom.1 Labour Duties

  Chapter 4: Security

1. Surety Ptol., Rom., Byz. Credit Security
2. No Surrender of Debtor by Surety Rom.1 Credit Remedy
3. Restraint Clause Ptol., Rom., Byz. Credit Security
4. Hypotheke Ptol., Rom., Byz, Credit Security
5. Destruction of Debasement of Hypothecated Property Ptol., Rom. Credit Security/Remedy
6. Hypallagma Rom. Credit Security
7. Menein Clause Rom. Credit Security
8. Dotal Security (Greek) Ptol.1 Marriage Security
9. Enechyron Mostly Byz. Credit Security
10. Foreclosure Ptol.1, Rom. Credit Security
11. Enechyrasia Ptol.1 Credit Security/Remedy
12. Redemption of Pledge  Rom.1 Credit Security
13. Failure to Return Pledge Ptol.1, Rom.1 Credit Security
14. Apostasion and Proprasis Ptol., Rom. Marriage Security
15. Hypotheca Generalis Byz. All Security

   Chapter 5: Paramone

1. Anachoresis Byz. Labour Paramone
2. Penalty on Anachoresis Byz. Labour Paramone, Penalty
3. Ἀπορρίπτειν Rom. Wet-Nurse Paramone
4. Apospasis Rom., Byz. Apprenticeship Paramone
5. Failed Apospasis Rom., Byz. Apprenticeship Paramone, Penalty
6. Apostasis Mostly Byz. Labour/Lease Paramone
7. Consequences of Apostasis Byz. Labour/Lease Paramone
8. Day and Night Absence Ptol., Rom. Labour Paramone
9. Consequences of Day and Night Absence Rom. Labour Paramone, Penalty
10. Drasmos Rom. Sale Paramone
11. Ἐκβάλλειν Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour/Lease Paramone
12. Consequences of Ἐκβάλλειν Rom., Byz. Labour/Lease Paramone, Penalty
13. Prolipein, Apolipein Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Paramone
14. Consequences of Prolipein, Apolipein Ptol., Rom. Lease Paramone, Penalty
15. Paramone Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour Paramone
16. Consequences of Failed Paramone Ptol., Rom. Labour Paramone, Penalty
17. End of the Paramone Rom.1 Labour Paramone, Termination
18. Metamisthosis Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Termination, Paramone, Penalty

 Chapter 6: Duties

Section 1: Agricultural Context
1. Duties in Lease (general) Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Duties
2. Sowing Ptol., Rom. Lease Duties
3. Failed Sowing Ptol., Rom.rare Lease Duties, Penalty
4. Keeping the Land Fallow Ptol., Rom. Lease Duties
5. Failing to Keep the Land Fallow Ptol.1 Lease Duties, Compensation
6. Irrigation Rom., Byz. Lease/Labour Duties
7. Failure to Irrigate Rom.2 Lease Duties, Penalty
8. Prohibition against Drawing Water Byz.1 Sale Duties
9. Maintenance of Dykes Rom., Byz.1 Lease Duties
10. Koitasmos Rom.3 Lease Duties
Section 2: Non-Agricultural Context
11. Account of Duties in Contracts of Labour Ptol., Rom., Byz. Labour Duties
12. Exclusivity Clause Ptol.1, Rom.2  Labour  Duties
13. Injunction against Hiring Workers Rom.2 Labour Duties
14. Breach by Employer Rom.1 Lease Duties
15. Construction Clause Ptol.rare, Rom., Byz.rare Mostly Leases Duties
16. Wine Storage Byz.1 Sale Duties
Section 3: Apprenticeship, Wet-Nurse and Service Contracts
17. Obligation to Teach Rom., Byz. Apprenticeship Duties
18. Failure to Teach Rom. Apprenticeship Duties, Compensation
19. Idleness Rom. Apprenticeship Compensation
20. Days of Rest Rom. Service Duties
21. Violation of Rest Clause Rom.1 Labour Compensation
22. Wet Nurse’s Due Conduct Rom. Wet-nurse Labour
23. Safekeeping in Labour Rom. Wet-nurse, Performers Duties
24. Failed Safekeeping in Labour Rom. Wet-nurse Compensation
Section 4: Liturgies
25. Exoneration Rom. Liturgies Duties
26. Immunity of Employee Rom. Liturgies Duties
27. Cooperation of Employer Rom.1 Labour Duties
28. Arrears Rom.2 Liturgies Compensation
Section 5: Marriage
29. Symbiosis Rom. Marriage Duties
30. Husband’s Due Conduct Ptol., Rom., Byz. Marriage Duties
31. Husband’s Misconduct Ptol., Byz. Marriage Penalty
32. Wife’s Due Conduct Ptol., Rom., Byz. Marriage Duties
33. Wife’s Misconduct Ptol., Rom., Byz. Marriage Penalty
Section 6: Violation of Duty
34. Breach of Terms of Contract (General) Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Penalty
Section 7: Standard of Conduct
35. Epimeleia Rom., Byz. Lease Duties
36. Kataphronesis Byz. Lease Duties, Penalty
37. Blabos Ptol., Rom., Byz. (In all periods rare) Lease Compensation
38. Loss of Object of Service Rom.1 Labour (transportation contract) Duties
39. Theft Rom., Byz. Lease, Loan Compensation

 Chapter 7: Provisions

Section 1: Expenses
1. Expenses (general) Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Provisions
2. Seeds Ptol., Rom. Lease Provisions
3. Prochreia Rom., Byz. Labour, Credit, Lease Provisions
4. Animals in Lease Rom., Byz. Lease Provisions
5. Athanatos Rom., Byz Lease Provisions
6. Supply of Materials Rom., Byz Lease, Labour, Sale (fung.) Provisions
7. Workers’ Transport and per Diem Rom.3 Labour Provisions
Section 2: Allowances
1. Maintenance in Labour Rom., Byz. Labour Provisions
2. Provisions for Employee Ptol., Rom. Labour Provisions
3. Allowance for Apprentice Rom.1 Labour Provisions
4. Maintenance in Marriage Ptol., Rom., Byz. Marriage Provisions
5. Provisions for the Elderly Ptol.Rom. Marriage, Wills Provisions
Section 3: Taxes
1. Taxes in Sale Rom. Sale Taxation
2. Taxes in Credit Ptol.1, Rom. Credit Taxation
3. Taxes in Labour Ptol.1, Rom. Apprenticeship Taxation
4. Taxes in Lease Ptol.rare, Rom., Byz.rare Lease Taxation

Chapter 8: Capacity

1. Capacity Clause Rom., Byz. Sale Capacity
2. Capacities of Pledgee Byz. Credit Capacity, Security, Remuneration
3. Capacities of Lessee Rom., Byz. Lease Capacity
4. Capacities of Lessor Rom.1 Lease Capacity
5. Rights of Widow Rom., Byz.1 Wills Capacity, Testamentary
6. Usufruct in Marriage Rom.4 Marriage Capacity

           Chapter 9: Warranty

1. Propoletes Ptol., Rom.rare Sale Warranty
2. Bebaiosis Ptol., Rom., Byz. Sale, Lease, Credit Warranty
3. Consequences of thwarted Bebaiosis Ptol., Rom. Byz. Lease, Sale Warranty, Penalty
4. Basilikon Kolyma Ptol.3 Lease Compensation, Penalty
5. Surrender of purchased Object  Ptol.rare, Rom., Byz.rare Sale Warranty
6. Surrender of pledged Object Ptol., Rom., Byz. Credit Security, Warranty
7. Surrender of Object of Lease Ptol.2, Rom.2 Lease Warranty
8. Consequences of thwarted Bebaiosis and Thwarted Surrender Ptol.1, Rom. Sale Penalty
9. Costs involving Court Action Byz.1 Credit Warranty
10. Defension Rom., Byz. Sale Warranty
11. Consequences of thwarted Defension Rom., Byz. Sale Penalty
12. Consequences of thwarted Bebaiosis and thwarted Defension Rom.1 Sale Penalty
13. Injunction against Lawsuit Rom., Byz. All Warranty
14. Compliance with Terms of Contract Ptol., Rom., Byz. Diairesis Warranty
15. Challenging the Disposition Rom., Byz. Diairesis, Will Penalty
16. Penalty for Bringing Suit Ptol., Rom., Byz. Sale, Diairesis, Will, Labour Penalty
17. Penalty for Challenge and Thwarted Bebaiosis Rom., Byz. Sale Penalty
18. Consequence of Challenge, Non-Performance of Bebaiosis and failed Defension Rom.1 Sale Penalty
19. General Penalty Clause Ptol., Rom., Byz. All Penalty

          Chapter 10: Termination

1. Restitution of Leased Object Ptol., Rom., Byz. Lease Termination
2. Consequences of Failure to Return Leased Object Rom. Lease Penalty, Termination
3. Prohibition of Forced Lease Rom.2 Lease Termination
4. Return of Antichretic Property Rom.3 Credit Termination, Security, Remuneration
5. Delivery of Manufactured Object Rom.1 Labour Termination
6. Worker’s Return after Completion Rom. Apprenticeship, Wet-Nurse Termination
7. Consequences of Failure to Effect Restitution in Labour Ptol., Rom.rare Labour Termination
8. Replacement Clause (persons) Rom. Labour (Wet-Nurse, apprenticeship) Termination, Duties
9. Consequences of Failure to Replace Rom. Labour Termination, Penalty
10. Additional Contract after Expiration Alexandria (1 case) Wet-Nurse Termination
11. Inspection Clause Rom.1 Apprenticeship Termination

            Chapter 11: Hereditary Dispositions

1. Introductory (wills) Ptol., Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary
2. Invalidation Ptol. Wills Testamentary
3. Exclusion Clause Ptol., Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary
4. Freedom of Future Disposition Ptol., Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary, Capacity
5. Epitropoi (Royal) Ptol. Greek Wills Testamentary
6. Cretio Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary
7. Substitutio Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary
8. Dolus Abesto Rom., Byz. Roman Wills Testamentary
9. Emptio Familiae Rom. Roman Wills Testamentary
10. Legatum per damnationem Rom., Byz. Roman Wills  Testamentary
11. Legatum per vindicationem Rom., Byz. Roman Wills  Testamentary
12. Noncompliance of Heirs (legatum) Byz.1 Wills Testamentary
13. Quasi Legatum Ptol., Rom. Wills Testamentary
14. Provisions in Will Rom.1 Wills Testamentary, Maintenance
15. Additional Assignments of Property (Free Wording) Rom., Byz.rare Wills Testamentary
16. Activa Ptol., Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary, Background
17. Disavowal of Debts Ptol., Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary, Background
18. Existing Debts Ptol., Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary, Backgroumd
19. Burial Rites Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary
20. Guardianship Ptol., Rom., Byz. Wills Testamentary, Maintenance
21. Manumission Ptol., Rom. Wills Testamentary, Creation
22. Children Rom., Byz. Marriage Testamentary
23. ‘Hereditary’ Rom. Marriage Testamentary
24. Death Ptol., Rom., Byz. Marriage Testamentary
25. Opening of the Will Rom. Roman, Greek Wills Testamentary

 

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