The Aramaic and Egyptian Legal Traditions at Elephantine An Egyptological Approach

'Botta's study of the Egyptian element in the legal system reflected by the Aramaic legal documents from Elephantine is an excellent addition to the long-running study of the legal background of these Aramaic documents. His study has provided important new comparanda and new methodology and includes several important conclusions about this legal background and the dynamic by which the legal system changed and evolved. Even more importantly, his study has changed fundamentally the assumptions which can be made about the history and background of these documents and clearly points to new directions in further study. It is a significant contribution to knowledge which will effect scholarship in several disciplines in years to come

 List of Tables Abbreviations Introduction: The Egyptological Approach to the Study of Aramaic Legal Formulae The Elephantine Community and Aramaic Law The Egyptian Fomularly Tradition Challenging the Consensus: The ???? Clause  The 'Withdrawal' and Related Formulae in the Aramaic Legal Tradition The Use of ____ in the Egyptian Legal Tradition A Comparison of the Aramaic and Egyptian Uses of Withdrawal Clauses Reconsidering the origins of Aramaic and Demotic Legal Formulae Works Cited