The Filiation in Egypt in The Late Period

Document Type : Original Article

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Ain shams university Faculty of Women for Arts, Science and Education, The Department of History The Branch of Egyptology

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There is many different Opinions about the ancient Egyptian filiation and how should it be described. As to gods' filiation the opinions got mixed up due to the difference of their looks from one period to the next, places of worship and the existence of those Gods Opinion also differed on Humans' filiation as a reason for polygamy, therefore the infants were referred to their mother’s, in addition to the illegal relationships.The sterility was also one of those reasons for turning to adoption, which did not only confine to the common people, but also covered the royal families for political reasons.
 

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