Demotic Petitioning

• Authors: Baetens Gert
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article deals with the petitions written in Demotic that originate from the Ptolemaic period. These documents have often been overshadowed by their Greek counterparts, a problem which this article aims to remedy. After a short examination of pre-Hellenistic petitioning practices in Egypt, various types of Demotic petitions (most notably the mḳmḳ) and related documents from the Ptolemaic period will be discussed. Lastly, attention will be given to the broader social and administrative context of these texts.

Keywords

EN

Demotic; litigation; petitioning; Ptolemaic administration

• Publisher: Fundacja im. Rafała Taubenschlaga
• Journal: The Journal of Juristic Papyrology
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 44
• Pages: 29-69

Dates

published

2014

Contributors

author

Baetens Gert

• Department of Ancient History KU Leuven Blijde-Inkomststraat 21 – box 3307 3000 Leuven Belgium

Identifiers

ISSN

0075-4277