The cartulary traces the foundation of the
monastery of Saint Peter on the territory of the
Republic of Poljica, near the hamlet of Sumpetar (located in today's
Jesenice) on October 11, 1080, during the reign of king
Demetrius Zvonimir. It was founded by a local nobleman
Petar Crni, son of Gumaj, and his wife Mary. The document represents an important insight into the social and economic situation and circumstances in 11th-century Croatia and Dalmatia. It chronologically lists land exchanges, and more importantly, the acquisition of
slaves, which had been a profitable trade in the region. It contains rich
onomastics material. Apart from personal names of
Slavic, Roman and
Christian origin, it also contains vernacular nicknames such as
Platichlebi (plati + hleb, "buy bread"), Tilstacossa (Tusta kosa, thick hair), Urascana (Vraškonja) and so on.
Later addendum The cartulary also contains a later addendum, with information on the political situation in late 11th century Croatia, naming six
feudal noble families (
Čudomirić,
Kačić,
Kukar,
Mogorović,
Snačić,
Šubić) from which
bans (viceroys) of Croatia, Bosnia, Slavonia, Požega, Podravina, Albania and Srijem were elected from and others which were eligible for being elected as
župans and states that in the case that the reigning king of Croatia dies without an heir a new king is elected by the bans, giving primacy to the bans of Croatia, Bosnia, and Slavonia. However, the specific writing about bans is dated to the late 13th and early 14th century, and was constructed for political purposes. == References ==