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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §11.7.22.pr

Proportional Funeral Costs from Dowry and Wife's Estate

Passage 1826 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Citing the opinion of Celsus, this section explains that when a woman dies, her funeral expenses should be defrayed from the dowry remaining with her husband and her other property, in proportion to their respective values.

[ULPIANUS libro uicensimo quinto ad edictum. ] §11.7.22.prCelsus scribit: quotiens mulier decedit, ex dote, quae penes uirum remanet, et ceteris mulieris bonis pro portione funeranda est.
[ULPIAN, On the Edict, book 25] Celsus writes: whenever a woman dies, she must be buried, in proportion, from the dowry which remains in the possession of her husband and from the other property of the woman.

Notes

  1. §11.7.22.prfuneranda est — Passive periphrastic conjugation using the gerundive, expressing obligation ("she must be buried"). In this context, combined with "ex dote ... et ceteris ... bonis" (from the dowry ... and other property), it implies that the funeral expenses must be defrayed from these sources.
  2. §11.7.22.prpro portione — Meaning "in proportion" or "proportionally". It indicates that the funeral expenses should be apportioned and borne between the dowry remaining with the husband and the woman's other estate, according to their respective values.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §11.7.22.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:11.7.22.pr

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