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S a l v a t o r e R i c c o b o n o j r . , IIgnomon delVidios logos, P a l u m b o 1951. T h e a u t h o r d e t e r m i n e s t h e aim of his w o r k a s : t o collect t h e complete bibliographies on t h e G n o m o n ; t o r e p o r t extensively all t h e questions, also t h e a l r e a d y t r e a t e d b y o t h e r s a n d t h e i r a t t a i -ned r e s u l t s ; t o f r a m e historically t h e a c t i v i t y of t h e idios logos; t o set off t h e p r o b l e m of t h e c h a r a c t e r of t h e original d o c u m e n t . T h e a u t h o r fulfilled his t a s k in a w a y w h i c h deserves t h e highest ackno-w l e d g e m e n t in e v e r y respect. H a v i n g described in t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n the m o n u m e n t ; h a v i n g d e t e r m i n e d t h e t i m e of its origin, h a v i n g a n a -lysed t h e m e a n i n g of t h e t e r m G n o m o n a n d h a v i n g considered t h e question w h e t h e r t h e G n o m o n is a Greek t r a n s l a t i o n of a L a t i n a r c h e t y p e , t h e a u t h o r e n t e r s u p o n t h e d e t e r m i n a t i o n of t h e posi-tion a n d f u n c t i o n of t h e idioslogos on t h e basis of t h e provisions of t h e G n o m o n a n d o t h e r sources. Continuing he gives t h e t e x t of t h e G n o m o n a n d t h e till n o w f i r s t t r a n s l a t i o n i n t o t h e I t a l i a n language, t h e n h e proceeds t o t h e i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e G n o m o n on t h e g r o u n d of t h e l i t e r a t u r e a n d o t h e r sources. I n his c o m m e n t a -r y t h e a u t h o -r did ove-rlook neithe-r questions which a-re s u g g e s t e d b y t h e p a r t i c u l a r prescriptions of t h e G n o m o n nor works w h i c h would t o u c h t h e s e questions so t h a t t h i s c o m m e n t a r y will b e c a m e in t h e f u t u r e a n indispensable guide f o r e v e r y b o d y , who would b e i n t e r e s t e d in w h a t e v e r p r o b l e m r e g a r d i n g t h i s m o n u m e n t .
G. I. L u z z a 1 1 o, Epigrafia giuridica greca e romana, Milano 1942 (R. Universita di Roma, Pubblicazioni deW Istituto di diritto romano, dei diritti deW Oriente mediterraneo e di storia del diritto vol. X I X ) . This v e r y i m p o r t a n t w o r k is divided i n t o t w o p a r t s . T h e f i r s t one contains 9 c h a p t e r s f r o m which c h a p t e r I on t h e relations b e t w e e n R o m e a n d t h e R o m a n provinces, R o m a n a n d local law, c h a p t e r I I I on t h e c a p a c i t y of i n h e r i t b y t h e R o m a n people a n d c h a p t e r I X on t h e t e s t a m e n t of P t o l o m a e u s A l e x a n d e r I I t h e king of E g y p t
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in favour of Rome — are the most interesting for the papyrologists. The second part contains a valuable discussion on the edict from Nazareth, the Augustian edict from Cyrene and the inscriptions from Rhodos.
M. A m e l o t t i — J. B i n g e n — M. T h . L e n g e r , Προστάγμα-τα βασιλέων (Gnomon § 37) (Extrait de la Chronique d'Égypte X X V année 1950 p. 317-323).
In this interesting article the authors resume the discusion on the meaning of the term προστάγματα βασιλέων in the Gmon. § 37 and they establish that there are numerous reasons in favour of the mature translation of this expression as „the ordinances of the kings". On the contrary the arguments in favour of the interpre-tation of these words as meaning „the imperial edicts" are not suf-ficient.
Μ. Τ h. L e η g e r, Note sur „Ze dernier décret des Lagides" (Extrait de la Chronique d'Egypte X X V année 1950 № 50 pp. 324 — 327). By the elimination of the doubtful! reading — the line 15 of the inscription SB 7337 does not contain a letter between the words των νομών and δ ν τρόπον — the meaning of this text becomes perfectly clear. The complaint of the cultivators of Prosôpite and of Bubastite aimed at the functionaries of these two nomes and mo-re particularly at the fiscal agents who draimed them.
A. S c h i l l e r , Κάνων and κανονίζειν in the Coptic texts (Reprint from Coptic Studies in honor of Walter Ewing Crurn 1950, The
Byzantine Institute Inc.).
Lexical studies of Greek words in Coptic are relatively rare. The author wants to call attention to a noun and its related verb that will demonstrate the value of semantic study of Greek in Coptic texts. This are κάνων and κανονίζειν. On the basis of a Coptic papyrus of the 7-th century A. D. he establishes that κανονίζειν means „to regulate", „to rule", „to line up", „to coach". As the author remarks he ows thanks to prof. B e r g e r for the participation in a conver-sation which eventually led to this conclusion.
L. W e n g e r , Aus 50 Jahren juristischer Papyrusforschung (Aus Antike und Orient. Festschrift Wilhelm Schubart zum 75 Geburtstag her. von S. Morenz, Leipzig Otto Harrasowitz 1950, pp. 133—145).
