"Dai papiri inediti della raccolta milanese", Α. Τraversa, "Aegyptus", XXXV, 1955, 2 : [recenzja]

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help the reader to make full use of the rich contents of this vo-lume.

J. B i n g e n , Les papyrus de la Fondation Egyptologique Reine Eli-sabeth (Chronique d'Egypte X X X I , No. 61 [1956] 109—117). This edition contains declarations for the epicrisis. 1. P. Brüx, inv. E. 7910 (III cent. A.D.) made by Marcus Aurelius Ammonios, a Boman citizen after the C.A. (cf. my Law2 59346); 2. P. Erlangen 31, inv. 136 (p. 40); 3. P. Brüx. inv. E. 8017 (A.D. 90—91). No-teworthy is the annex: the list of declarations for έπίκρισις (p.

116-117).

PAPYRI FROM THE BYZANTINE PERIOD

Y. A r a n g i o - B u i z , Frammenti di Ulpiano, libro 32 ad edictum, in una pergamena di provenienza egiziana (Arch. Giur. CLIII, fasc. 1—2 [1957] 140—158).

The parchment found in Egypt consists of a recto copied from Ulpian 32, commentary ad edictum, corresponding to D. 19, 2, 13 § 4, in Latin, and a verso copied from the same book of Ulpian's commentary ad edictum, corresponding to D. 19, 2, 15 § 1—2, from the title locati-conducti. On the recto there are two short Greek scholia. On the legal literature found in Egypt see my Law2

96/7.

H. Z i l l i a c u s , Anecdota Bodleiana: 1. Application for Lease (P. Bodl. d. 54, 297 A.D. ?); 2. Loan of Money (P. Bodl. e. 129, 337 A.D.) ( J J P 9—20 [1956] 127—134).

A. T r a v e r s a , Dei papiri inediti della raccolta milanese (Aegyptus X X X V , 2 [1955] 185—200).

No. 36 ( I Y — V cent. A.D.) is a letter written by a clerk and undersigned by the writers Macrobius and Tatianus. The letter concerns a mandate. Worthy of notice are certain terms as ονομα

= debt, άπαίτησις = the request of restitution, ένεχυράζω = to pledge, συμβιβάζοντος = to reconcile. No. 37 ( I V — V cent. A.D.)

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is a f r a g m e n t (?) of a n a c c o u n t (?). No. 39 ( I V c e n t . A.D.) is a f r a g m e n t of a l e t t e r a n d c o n c e r n s a m a n d a t e (cf. m y Law2

393 ff.).

P . S a n z , Griechische literarische Papyri christlichen Inhaltes 1, Biblica, Väterschriften und Verwandtes (Mitteil. aus der Papyrus-sammlung der Nationalbibliothek in Wien [Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer] I V . Folge, 1946) 137 p p .

T h i s edition c o n t a i n s Greek l i t e r a r y p a p y r i f r o m t h e Christian e r a .

H . G e r s t i n g e r , Gräko-ägyptische Landpachtverträge byzantinischer Zeit aus der Sammlung "Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer" (repr. f r o m

Wiener Studien L X I X [1956] = Festschrift f . Albin Lesky). T h e a u t h o r p u b l i s h e s here t h e following p a p y r i : P . G r a e c . Y i n d o b . 26267 (A.D. 552) is a f r a g m e n t of lease of s e e d - l a n d ; on t h e f o r m έκουσίως και οίύθαιρέτως see t h e ed. ad 1. 3 a n d t h e l i t e r a t u r e quo-t e d quo-t h e r e ; as quo-t o κατά κοινωίαν (1. 8—9) i.e. on j o i n quo-t p r o p e r quo-t y con-c e r n i n g t h e o t h e r a r o u r a e , see t h e analogous t e r m s in leases of houses; on societas unius rei see m y a r t . ZSS L I I (1932) 64 ff.; on γη έ'μβροχος a n d αβροχος see m y Law2 363.

P . Graec. Y i n d o b . 26260 (A.D. 573) is a c o n t r a c t of lease. I t is e v i d e n t f r o m t h e a r r a n g e m e n t s on t h e r e n t t h a t a colonia partiaria is c o n c e r n e d , or — as t h e editor t h i n k s — a simple loc.-cond. ope-rarum: t h e lessee u n d e r t a k e s t h e obligation t o do all t h e w o r k on t h e leased l a n d in t i m e a n d in order a n d he shall receive f o r a cer-t a i n p a r cer-t of cer-t h e h a r v e s cer-t as γεωργικός μισθός. T h e r e s cer-t of cer-t h e crops a n d some συνηθείαι a r e , on t h e whole, t o be delivered t o t h e p r o -p r i e t o r of t h e l a n d . On t h e clause επί δσον χρόνον βούλει see m y Law2 379.

P . Graec. V i n d o b . 25657 ( Y I c e n t . A.D.) is a lease of a vine-y a r d . T h e t e x t h a d b e e n p a r t i a l l vine-y p u b l i s h e d b vine-y W e s e l l vine-y , Wiener Studien 9 (18887) 260 f f . N o t e w o r t h y is t h e clause in 1. 22—24: Εί δέ καταφρο[νήσω — δίχα γεωργίας κτλ. p e n a l clauses i n case t h e lessee did n o t f u l f i l his obligation or was in d e l a y as t o his d u t i e s (cf. Ross.-Georg. I I I , 51) — t h e n t h e lessor should h a v e a g a i n s t h i m t h e f u l l r i g h t of disposal w i t h o u t a n y p a y m e n t of t h e wages i.e. t h e r i g h t t o expel h i m or t o l e n d t h e l a n d t o a n o t h e r lessee.