A Cession of Catoecic Land (κατοικικὴ γῆ)

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of Arts - Ain Shams University

Abstract

The current paper is an edition of unpublished Greek documentary papyrus from Cairo Museum. This papyrus is attributed to Arsinoite nome and dates to AD 263-264. This text is a cession of catoecic land; the holders of catoecic land were essentially allowed a usufruct, they could assign the land to others and to bequeath it to their sons. The conveyance of catoecic land was subject to various procedures

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