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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §37.9.4.pr-37.9.4.1

Renting Housing for the Woman and Support for Necessary Slaves

Passage 5809 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It regulates the provision of housing for the woman if the deceased did not own a house, as well as the provision of food for her necessary slaves.

[PAULUS libro quadragensimo primo ad edictum. ] §37.9.4.prHabitatio quoque, si domum defunctus non habuit, conducenda erit mulieri.
[PAULUS on the Edict, book 41] Housing also, if the deceased did not have a house, must be leased for the woman.
§37.9.4.1Seruis quoque mulieris, qui necessarii sunt ad ministerium eius secundum dignitatem, cibaria praestanda sunt.
For the slaves of the woman also, who are necessary for her service according to her dignity, provisions must be provided.

Notes

  1. §37.9.4.prmulieri — This can be interpreted either as a dative of agent with the gerundive conducenda ('must be leased by the woman') or as a dative of advantage ('must be leased for the woman'). In context, while the woman herself may contract the lease, the expenses are to be covered by the estate.
  2. §37.9.4.1Seruis — This is a dative of reference or advantage depending on the verbal phrase praestanda sunt ('must be provided to/for the slaves'), rather than a dative of agent ('must be provided by the slaves').

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §37.9.4.pr-37.9.4.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:37.9.4.pr-37.9.4.1

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