The Office of the Epimeletes : : Studies in the Administration of Ptolemaic Egypt.

• Superior document: Sonderreihe der Abhandlungen Papyrologica Coloniensia Series
• Author: Qandeil, Haytham.
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : BRILL,, 2024.; ©2024.
• Year of Publication: 2024
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Sonderreihe der Abhandlungen Papyrologica Coloniensia Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (251 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- The Office of the Epimeletes: Studies in the Administration of Ptolemaic Egypt -- Copyright -- Dedication -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE THE EPIMELETES IN THE CLASSICAL AND HELLENISTIC WORLDS: THE NONPTOLEMAIC EPIMELETES -- 1.1 The general usage of the term 'epimeletes -- 1.2 The usage of the term epimeletes as a job title -- 1.3 The usage of the term epimeletes with the meaning of 'governor' -- 1.4 The usage of the term epimeletes in Diodorus -- CHAPTER TWO DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PTOLEMAIC EPIMELETES IN THE THIRD CENTURY B.C. -- CHAPTER THREE ANALYSING THE DOCUMENTS OF THE THIRD CENTURY B.C. -- 3.1 The functions of the Ptolemaic epimeletes in the 3rd century B.C. -- 3.1.1 The function of the epimeletes in supplying the royal farmers with seed loans -- 3.1.2 The function of the epimeletes in grain transport -- 3.1.3 The function of the epimeletes in the administration of the cleruchic land -- 3.1.4 The function of the epimeletes in land auctions -- 3.1.5 The function of the epimeletes in tax farming -- 3.1.6 The function of the epimeletes in the state expenditures -- 3.1.6.1 Payment orders of grain -- 3.1.6.2 Payment orders in money -- 3.1.6.3 The function of the epimeletes in remunerating the soldiers -- 3.1.7 The epimeletes as a responsible official for receiving reports of real estate declarations -- 3.1.8 The judicial function of the epimeletes -- 3.2 The date of the introduction of the office of the epimeletes -- CHAPTER FOUR DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE PTOLEMAIC EPIMELETES IN THE SECOND CENTURY B.C. -- CHAPTER FIVE ANALYSING THE DOCUMENTS: THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PTOLEMAIC EPIMELETES IN THE SECOND CENTURY B.C. -- 5.1 The function of the epimeletes in agriculture -- 5.1.1 Leasing royal land -- 5.1.2 Irrigation.

5.1.3 Land survey (geometria), inspection (episkepsis), and guarding the crops (genematophylakia) -- 5.1.4 Collecting arrears due to the Crown, auditing the book keeping of local officials, and issuing orders for payment (διαγραφαί) -- 5.2 The function of the epimeletes in grain transport -- 5.3 The function of the epimeletes in the administration of the cleruchic land -- 5.4 The function of the epimeletes in tax farming -- 5.5 The function of the epimeletes in controlling the royal monopolies -- 5.5.1 The Oil Monopoly (ἐλαϊκή) -- 5.5.2 Papyrus -- 5.5.3 Salt (ἁλική) -- 5.5.4 Tanning (δερματηρά) -- 5.5.5 Textiles and Garments (ὀθονιηρά) -- 5.5.6 Goldsmithery (χρυσοχοϊκή) -- 5.6 The function of the epimeletes in state auctions -- 5.7 The function of the epimeletes in the state expenditures. Remunerating soldiers, government officials, and priests -- 5.8 The term διαγραφή in P. Dryton 31 -- 5.9 The function of the epimeletes in receiving declarations concerning apomoira -- 5.10 The judicial function of the epimeletes -- 5.11 The function of the epimeletes in the financial administration of the temples -- CHAPTER SIX THE RELATION OF THE EPIMELETES TO OTHER OFFICIALS -- 6.1 The relation of the epimeletes to the central administration officials -- 6.1.1 The dioiketes -- 6.1.2 The hypodioiketes -- 6.1.3 The epistrategos -- 6.2 The relation of the epimeletes to the nome officials -- 6.2.1 The strategos -- 6.2.2 The oikonomos -- 6.2.3 The basilikos grammateus -- 6.2.4 The nome sitologos -- 6.2.5 The trapezites -- 6.3 The relation of the epimeletes to the district officials -- 6.3.1 The topogrammateus -- 6.3.2 The district sitologos -- 6.4 The relation of the epimeletes to the village officials -- 6.4.1 The komarches -- 6.4.2 The komogrammateus -- 6.4.3 The village sitologos -- 6.5 The relation of the epimeletes to the military officials.

6.6 The relation of the epimeletes to the police officials -- 6.6.1 The epistates -- 6.6.2 The archiphylakites -- 6.6.3 The phylakitai -- 6.7 The relation of the epimeletes to the judicial officials (the chrematistai) -- CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I The date and Provenance of P. Petr. II 20 R Col. 1 and 2 = P. Petr. III 36 b = W. Chr. 166, P. Petr. III 36 (a) R, and P. Petr. III 36 (a) V = M. Chr. 5 -- APPENDIX II The epimeletes Spartakos (PP 956) -- APPENDIX III Evidence pointing to the simultaneous existence of epimeletai at different levels -- APPENDIX IV Prosopography of the Ptolemaic epimeletai in the 3rd century B.C. -- A 4.1 The epimeletai of the 3rd century B.C. -- A 4.2 The tenure of the Ptolemaic epimeletai in the 3rd century B.C. -- A 4.2.1 The Arsinoite nome -- A 4.2.2 The Saite nome -- A 4.2.3 The Herakleopolite nome -- A 4.2.4 The Memphite nome -- A 4.3 The epimeletai of the 2nd century B.C. -- A 4.4 The tenure of the Ptolemaic epimeletai in the 2nd century B.C. -- A 4.4.1 The Arsinoite nome -- A 4.4.2 The Memphite nome -- A 4.4.3 The Herakleopolite nome -- A 4.4.4 The Saite nome -- A 4.4.5 The Lykopolite nome -- A 4.4.6 The Hermopolite nome -- A 4.4.7 The Pathyrite nome -- A 4.4.8 The Thebaid nome -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDICES.