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

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

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Superior document:Sonderreihe der Abhandlungen Papyrologica Coloniensia Series
:
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)
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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.

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