tomb of Vizier Ramose

 Married couple. Relief from the tomb of Vizier Ramose. Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Luxor. 14th century BC (c) Victor Solkin

We do not know how marriage was performed in Egypt, but one thing is clear: a woman had sufficient rights, confirmed by a marriage contract, while, as often happens in the East, the bride was often still almost a girl - and this in general, not to mention the numerous conditional dynastic "child" marriages in royal families