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§6.1.29.pr

Allowance for Training Costs of a Slave Intended for Sale

Pomponius states the exception under which training expenses can be considered by the judge: namely, if the owner holds the slave for sale and expects to obtain a higher price due to the acquired skill.

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[POMPONIUS libro uicensimo primo ad Quintum Mucium.]

[POMPONIUS, in the twenty-first book on Quintus Mucius.]

§6.1.29.pr

​nisi si1 uenalem eum habeas et plus ex pretio eius consecuturus sis2 propter artificium,

​unless you hold him for sale and are going to obtain more from his price on account of his skill,

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 6.1.29.prnisi si

    This connects back to 'non aliter' (in no other way) at the end of the preceding fragment by Gaius (D. 6.1.28.pr), introducing an exceptional condition ('unless'). This syntactic continuation across different authors is a result of the Byzantine compilers arranging extracts from different jurists sequentially.

  2. 6.1.29.prconsecuturus sis

    This is a subjunctive form of the periphrastic active future, consisting of the future active participle 'consecuturus' (from consequor) and the present subjunctive 'sis'. It expresses a future prospect or likelihood ('are going to obtain') within the conditional 'nisi si' clause.

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:6.1.29.pr