Women in Mesopotamia

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The role of women in Mesopotamia is strictly defined. They played only the father's daughter and her husband's wife. They have no personal identity. The only woman in Mesopotamia that is permitted to have her unique identity is a royal member or wife of a man with power and status. As soon as a girl enters puberty, she is considered a lady ready to get married. Marriage custom prevailing in Mesopotamia. Once engaged, Mesopotamian women are considered part of their fiancee family. If her unmarried husband dies before the wedding, she will marry his brothers or other male relatives.

The status of women in Mesopotamia varies widely depending on the social status of the family. Women do not inherit genetics if women are likely to be male heirs. Women often do not work at home. There are few women who work at home or work as pubs. As Hamurabi's code emerges, they have rights: they can divorce with their husband and in some cases have their own wealth. It is famous. Brilliant art not only covers the walls of the tomb but also hopes that the afterlife will be full of beautiful and cheerful things, including art and palaces. Egyptian art is also famous for architecture such as the Great Pyramid and Sphinx.

Mesopotamian women can not obtain the same respect and gender equality, they are regarded as slaves and property. But in ancient Egypt like women's Faro, women have more opportunities. In Mesopotamia, they have different categories of slaves, but they are still considered property. In these two societies, just as our society today, very few elites have enormous wealth, ordinary people usually have several daily work schedules in our society Just follow.