The role and position of women in ancient Egyptian civilization

Abstract

Abstract

History is filled with female symbols who enjoyed power and control, and civilizations were established on their shoulders. The Pharaonic civilization is the best evidence of the position that women enjoyed in ancient Egypt, and perhaps they enjoyed more rights than women enjoy in our time. In the history of ancient Egypt, women assumed a prominent position in various walks of life, making them a partner to men, if not one of the main reasons for the growth of Egyptian civilization. Therefore, it was not strange for the ancient society to revere women and look at them with a view of “reverence” for thousands of years that made them present strongly in the two religious scenes. and mundane. Egyptian civilization preceded the civilizations of the ancient East in that women assumed high positions in the country, as she was a goddess in the complex of lords, an essential element in the myth of the creation of the universe, a priestess of the largest of Egypt’s deities, a queen who participated in her husband’s management of the country’s affairs, a guardian on the throne, or a queen alone in ruling In the absence of an heir to the throne, as well as her primary role as a mother and wife. The Egyptian woman also played a role similar to the role of men in ancient Egypt, and she had a secondary and social position that was not the same as her female counterparts in the ancient world. The Egyptian man respected the woman that position and helped her to attain it. We can understand this after we shed light on the role of women in those ancient times. The woman ascended the throne of Egypt or participated in it more than once in political and historical circumstances surrounded by controversy, and she bore titles throughout the ages, including (Lady of Upper and Lower Egypt, Lady of the Two Lands, protector, scholar, daughter of God, ruler, strong arm, holder of the two lands, and Lady of Transfiguration). ) in addition to a group of other honorary titles such as (beautiful face, great love, and tenderness(.