Women in Ancient Egypt

Gay Robins

Acknowledgments

Chronology of Ancient Egypt

Introduction

1. Royal Women and Queenship

2. Queens, Power, and the Assumption of Kingship

3. Marriage

4. Fertility, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

5. The Family and the Household

6. Women outside the Home

7. The Economic and Legal Position of Women

8. Women and Temple Ritual

9. Personal Religion and Death

10. Images of Women in Literature and Art

Conclusion

References

Bibliography

Illustration Acknowledgements

Index