Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §21.1.15.pr

Menstrual Irregularities and the Health of Female Slaves

Passage 3029 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is determined that a woman who menstruates twice a month or who does not menstruate at all (unless due to her age) is not healthy.

[PAULUS libro undecimo ad Sabinum. ] §21.1.15.prQuae bis in mense purgatur, sana non est, item quae non purgatur, nisi per aetatem accidit.

[PAULUS in the eleventh book on Sabinus.] A woman who menstruates twice a month is not healthy; likewise, one who does not menstruate, unless this happens because of her age.

Notes

21.1.15.prpurgatur — Passive voice of purgare (to cleanse, purify), used here as a medical and legal euphemism for menstruation.
21.1.15.prnisi per aetatem accidit — After item quae non purgatur, the predicate sana non est is elliptical. The subject of accidit in the nisi clause refers to the condition of not menstruating. per aetatem represents the cause (preposition per + accusative aetas), referring to ages before puberty or after menopause.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §21.1.15.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:21.1.15.pr

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