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Marriage Contract

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Description

A contract of marriage between Sarapion son of Eudaemon and Thais daughter of Sarapion, written on the recto of P.Oxy.34, the important edict of Flavius Titianus concerning archives. The chief clauses are: 1. Specification of a) the dowry of Thais, comprising various articles of jewelry and dress and 1800 drachmae provided by her father, and a female slave presented by her grandmother, b) the property brought into the common stock by Sarapion; 2. conditions of divorce; 3. provisions in case of the decease of either party.

Connections

Found at Oxyrhynchus

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