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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §43.5.5.pr

Denial of the Interdict and Temporary Custody of Testaments

Passage 7045 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It states that the interdict for producing tablets should not be granted if an inheritance dispute or a public inquiry depends on them, and they should instead be temporarily deposited in a temple or with a suitable person.

[IAUOLENUS libro tertio decimo ex Cassio. ] §43.5.5.prDe tabulis proferendis interdictum competere non oportet, si hereditatis controuersia ex his pendet aut si ad publicam quaestionem pertinet: itaque in aede sacra interim deponendae sunt aut apud uirum idoneum.
[IAVOLENUS, from Cassius, book thirteen.] The interdict for producing tablets ought not to be available if a dispute over an inheritance depends on them, or if it relates to a public inquiry; therefore, in the meantime, they must be deposited in a sacred temple or with a suitable person.

Notes

  1. §43.5.5.prDe tabulis proferendis — The gerundive `proferendis` agrees with the ablative noun `tabulis` (feminine plural) governed by the preposition `de` (gerundive construction). The phrase modifies `interdictum`, meaning "the interdict for producing the tablets."
  2. §43.5.5.prex his — The demonstrative pronoun `his` (ablative plural) refers back to the feminine plural noun `tabulis` (tablets) in the context.
  3. §43.5.5.prdeponendae sunt — The passive periphrastic conjugation (expressing obligation or necessity) formed by the gerundive `deponendae` and `sunt`. The subject is omitted but understood as `tabulae` (feminine plural) from the context.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §43.5.5.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:43.5.5.pr

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