Eldest Sons Held the Power in Ancient Egypt, New Research Reveals

Ancient Egypt: The Eldest Sons Traditionally Held Significant Power And Authority - New Study - Ancient Pages

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The issue of the family in ancient Egypt presents considerable challenges for comprehensive analysis due to the absence of detailed sources that could explain in sufficient detail how the family functioned at that time. Burial chamber of Sennedjem, Scene: Farmer. Ploughing with a yoke of horned cattle in ancient Egypt. Painting […]

Eldest sons held the power in ancient Egypt, new research reveals

People used to think for a long time that family life in ancient Egypt was just very similar to a modern Western family: parents, children, and grandchildren living independently and forming new households. But recent research paints a more complex picture.Steffie van Gompel, a Ph.D. candidate in Egyptology, has been researching ancient Egyptian marriage contracts for years. They reveal to us far more than the financial agreements between the tw…