Essays
Author
This article is based on a Master’s dissertation dealing with the Greek petitions from Ptolemaic Egypt, written to the authorities by women. These complaints and requests offer a direct view onto the problems of everyday life, which in these documents we are able to see from a female perspective. The paper focuses on three thematic groups of petitions: the petitions from orphans and widows concerning troubles with their inheritance, the complaints against (ex-)husbands, and the petitions sent by or on behalf of victims of physical violence.
Keywords:
How to Cite: Scheerlinck, E. (2008) “Klachten en verzoeken uit Ptolemeïsch Egypte: Vrouwelijke onderdanen schrijven aan de overheid”, Tetradio. 17(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/tetradio.91785