The diplomatics of synchoreseis that are not drafts

• Authors: Peter van Minnen

Abstracts

EN

Review of the formal characteristics of synchoreseis that are not drafts and were not retrieved from cartonnage as the draft synchoreseis from the reign of Augustus were. Topics discussed: whether we have ‘originals’ (exemplars) issued to one of the two parties or copies; the layout of the texts, whether in ‘portrait’ or ‘landscape’ format; the script, whether more or less ligatured; the presence or absence of key elements such as the addressee, the closing formula, the date, and the subscription by the clerk in the ofce of the archidikastes. Copies seem to have imitated the layout of exemplars; ‘landscape’ format was used for longer, more complex texts; more and less ligatured hands appear in exemplars as well as copies; and incomplete exemplars were sometimes issued.

Keywords

EN

synchoresis; Alexandria; format; layout; script; archidikastes

• Publisher: Fundacja im. Rafała Taubenschlaga
• Journal: The Journal of Juristic Papyrology
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 53
• Pages: 81-114

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Peter van Minnen

• University of Cincinnati

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

56239773