Donne e topi. Suggestioni a margine di P. Oslo II 52 e PSI IX 1082

Papyri belong to the oldest writing grounds in history. Their contribution to the understanding of the ancient world has been essential in many ways. Specially, their conservation is of the highest importance in preserving a dynamic knowledge of the daily life, administration, legal and social structures of Greco-Roman Egypt. This article aims to provide a relatively new approach to the study of legal rules to reduce the risks involved in carriage of goods in Egyptian praxis of the Graeco-Roman period, through the comment of two private briefs: P. Oslo II 52, a personal letter including descriptions of misfortunes, such as cheeses being sent to Zenarion by boat and eaten by mice, and PSI IX 1082, a letter that Palladis writes to her husband to transmit news about the sending of some items of clothing.