The first and second parts of the article on family relations in Egypt can be found [here](https://steemit.com/egypt/@badriadi83/marriage-and-family-relationships-in-ancient-egypt-part-one-0ac9e9c260a42) and [here.](https://steemit.com/history/@badriadi83/marriage-and-family-relationships-in-ancient-egypt-part-two-a267dcff3d059)

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on this occasion I will continue on ** Marriage and family relations in ancient Egypt. ** These are all forms of perfection and the end of ancient Egyptian historical articles that I have shared before, I hope you all can continue to read them.

**Divorce and girl name**
Just as the state does not participate in marriage, it shows no interest in divorce, which quite often happens. Both parties can start a divorce, and the reason, even if there is, is nothing to divorce. Written agreements on divorce do exist, and it is very likely that a woman trying to get married should give the document to her future husband before she allows her to move into her home.

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[<center>Married couple</center>](https://goo.gl/images/Na9Ui9)
Divorce is quite simple, but the division of family assets is a real problem. The ex-wife has the right to carry your personal belongings, which she brings from home: clothes, jewelry, kitchen utensils, etc. - and, of course, married women are always kept private ownership of the land, buildings, slaves they have .. before married.

What happens to divorced women who do not have the same income or property? They are likely to have a majority, and evidence of life after the divorce of poor girls has not survived. But there are some hints that the ex-husband for some time should continue to support his ex-wife to marry him again. If razvedenka appears immediately married, it seems, he must depend only on his own family.

The exception is a divorce in the case of wife's infidelity. It means that wives are to be faithful to their husbands, and those who disobey this condition, and this is proven (quite one testimony), executed - either by throwing stones or burning at the stake. The decision to take the wrong life does not always come from the husband - the court, according to a witness's testimony, can reject the pampering husband's decision, who wants to save the traitor, and he still has to be executed.

**How to cut sandwich floor**
Regardless of the considerable diversity in specifics, marriage contracts are divided into two general types. First, the man gives some money to a woman to be his wife. Quite possibly, it is the practice of "bridal price", when the groom should compensate for the loss of the father from the future of the "hand" wife in the family, but the explanation is more likely - that the redemption is only a symbol of the serious intentions of the groom. Payments vary from minimum - half of debena (unit weight measurement equals to about 23.7 grams) of copper (about one quarter of the cost of a pair of sandals) to a maximum of - 2 silver debena.

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[<center>implementation of marriage contract</center>](https://goo.gl/images/Ayuek2)
According to the type of first marriage contract, if a woman decides to divorce her husband, she must return the money paid to her parents. If the man was a divorce initiator, he would have to pay this amount again as a fine. Even the sum of two silver debenas (paid only by wealthy applicants) is disregarded for divorce divorce and gives a woman the means to support, thereby reinforcing the message that payment is no more than a sign of legal certainty, and, as noted above, ordinary Egyptians do not have ceremony or other registration confirming marriage or divorce.

**Revert for improper treatment**
In the form of both marriage agreements, a woman receives a "contract of care" from her future husband. It specifies the amount the husband should spend on his wife's food and clothing, which guarantees his home. All the worldly goods of her husband serve as the guarantor of such a promise. At any time, when the wife decides to leave her husband, she can do so, demanding that she receive a certain amount or continue support.

The marriage contract always contains a list of "wife goods", which he brought to the family home. Every item is rewarded, and the husband promises to return it while divorcing or returning his value.

Some marriage contracts contain clauses which require the husband to inherit after the death of some or all of his property. Such obligations are usually unsuccessful in divorce, initiated by his wife, but can result in serious financial difficulties for a husband who wants to get rid of a wife and marry another.

**It is not easy being a husband in ancient Egypt**

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This marriage contract is much more strict on the behavior of her husband than the wives, many of which not only guarantee permanent support, but also require her husband to share all his property among his wife's children, even if he divorces her.

Unfortunately, very little information has been preserved in the history of ancient Egypt to understand why some husbands can divorce their wives without financial penalties, while others are committed to sharing everything which he had at the time of the creation of the family and everything he could later get, among the children born in marriage. It should be noted, however, that many, if not most, of the surviving contracts were signed many years after the creation of the family and the birth of the children. It is possible that it appears to be a marriage contract, in fact it is a means by which the husband promises to continue supporting his wife and children even after his death.

**Summary**
* Marriage in ancient Egypt was socio-economic, not legal.

* At least theoretically, women need permission from parents to marry (before the 26th dynasty).

* In the Ptolemaic period, a quarter of all marriages occur between relatives and half-brothers and sisters.

In addition to these three points, ancient Egyptian weddings do not seem very different from modern ones. Summarizing the ancient Egyptian family relationship, it must be remembered that all of the above, and in those days there were exceptions:

1. Marriage is monogamy;

2. Ancient Egyptians married in their social class, and, regardless of the Ptolemaic period, did not marry close relatives;

3. Before the 26th dynasty (664-332 BC), women were most often unable to participate in the election of husbands - marriages were discussed between the bride and groom's parents;

4. Men and women (most often) retain the right to private property they have before marriage;

5. Both parties can start a divorce. Without specifying any reason;

6. After the couple's death, the wife is entitled to one-third of her property. In addition, men and women, as a rule, divide inheritance among their children;

7. Despite organized marriages, ancient Egyptian statues and portraits usually portray a happy couple.


Well, the pharaohs life according to their own rules, which are very different from the lives of ordinary Egyptians, because there are many other kings.