NMC103H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Lisht, Social Order, The Eloquent Peasant
18 May 2016
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But comparatively many individual rights (to other ancient societies) Example: priest wah from mk pyramid town of kahun. When she married another husband, the previous husband"s property is all her own and not of that of the children of the new husband. They can sell surplus goods that the make. Letters from women write to husbands abroad. Elite women can hire out these slaves to other families few agricultural scenes women are gathering cut grains at harvest time. Women are lighter in color and smaller in representation they do have a few official functions ok elite bearing titles eg: priestess of hathor. Ornamented one of king who has received a special desgination of some sort. Later songtress of amun active in the cult singing for the god. Putting on the wig was something very sexual to do ! Hardly any represntations of older or pregnant women. Male representations as fat to show they can afford good food.
