On Mother's Day: Know Her Rule during Ancient Times

The ancient Egyptian civilization respected women and gave them their full rights. The woman was the queen of her house.

The woman represented the “bridge” the king must cross in order to reach the throne of the country, as the traditions required that the ruler of the country must be from a royal mother.

“Women in the Egyptian society had a high status and great appreciation,” Dr. Fatima Abdel-Rasoul, an expert on Egyptian antiquities said. “Women achieved many successes in various fields until they reached the highest and most prestigious positions in the country. She was considered the only partner for the man in his religious and worldly life through their sacred attachment Eternal marriage contracts.”

She added that women also enjoy the same legal rights, and their position was almost equal to that of men, where women appear in statues and reliefs of equal size to men.

She pointed out that women have the right to inheritance and the right to education, and the right to freely manage their own money and to acquire all these rights. Women have run their home affairs and participated in educating their children. They stand by the men in the field and in the workshops of industry and various crafts.

In ancient Egypt, the mother had an influential and effective role in the formation of the ancient Egyptian family and society throughout its long history. She was responsible for raising children for the public. As for the upper classes, every child in the royal palace had a nanny and this nanny had a great social status.

During the Egyptian ancient time, mothers used to obtain some honorary titles that demonstrate respect for her by society, such as the death of Mot Nesr (the mother of God) and protected Nesut (the mother of the king).

As for the Egyptian royal traditions, mothers were playing a prominent role. They represented the “bridge” the king must cross in order to reach the throne of the country, as the traditions required that the ruler of the country must be from a royal mother.

The ancient Egyptian cared about motherhood in everything in his life, as he embodied that on statues and inside tombs, which contain many ancient Egyptian artistic models, mimic that interest.

Among the tombs of the modern state, there are many papyri that contained examples of traditional texts for mothers on their feasts.

Contributed by Ahmad El-Assasy