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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §40.1.18.pr

Manumission of Slaves Sold or Promised for Delivery

Passage 6312 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that a seller can manumit a slave who has been sold, and a promisor can manumit a slave whom they have promised to deliver.

[GAIUS libro duodecimo ad legem Iuliam et Papiam. ] §40.1.18.prEum qui uenierit uenditor et promissor quem promiserit manumittere possunt.
[GAIUS, in the twelfth book on the Lex Julia et Papia.] A seller can manumit him who has been sold, and a promisor him whom he has promised.

Notes

  1. §40.1.18.prEum qui uenierit uenditor et promissor quem promiserit — This sentence has a parallel structure where 'uenditor' takes 'eum qui uenierit' as its object, and 'promissor' takes 'quem promiserit' as its object, both sharing the predicate 'manumittere possunt'. 'uenierit' is from 'ueneo' (to be sold), which should not be confused with 'uendo' (to sell).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §40.1.18.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:40.1.18.pr

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