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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §11.7.38.pr

Governor's Duty to Protect Bodies and Ensure Burial

Passage 1842 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains that it is the duty of the provincial governor to ensure that the bodies or bones of the deceased are not detained or desecrated, and that their transport and burial are not obstructed.

[ULPIANUS libro nono de omnibus tribunalibus. ] §11.7.38.prNe corpora aut ossa mortuorum detinerentur aut uexarentur neue prohiberentur quo minus uia publica transferrentur aut quominus sepelirentur, praesidis prouinciae officium est.
[ULPIAN, On All Tribunals, book 9] It is the duty of the governor of the province to see that the bodies or bones of the dead are not detained or desecrated, and that they are not prevented from being transported along a public highway or from being buried.

Notes

  1. §11.7.38.prquominus — Introduced by the verb of hindering `prohibere` (here in the passive `prohiberentur`, "to be prevented"), `quominus` with the subjunctive (`transferrentur`, `sepelirentur`) expresses "from being [transported/buried]".
  2. §11.7.38.prpraesidis prouinciae officium est — The genitive `praesidis prouinciae` depends on `officium est` ("it is the duty of the governor of the province"). The entire preceding clauses starting with `ne ... neue ...` serve as the subject clauses expressing the substance of this duty.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §11.7.38.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:11.7.38.pr

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