Rayḥān and his uncle: dependency and kinship in a lease contract on papyrus

Key Points

• The aim is to understand the kinship and dependency dynamics evident in a historical lease contract.
• Edition and translation of an unpublished papyrus document.
• Analysis of social and legal contexts evidenced in the text.
• Study of the interplay between kinship and asymmetrical relationships.
• Identified the nature of dependency between kin and their legal implications.
• Demonstrated that kinship plays a crucial role in social and legal agreements.
• Revealed the strong asymmetrical relationships present in the document.