Introduction The image of women in Ancient Egypt is predominated by the construct of Nefertiti and few other royalties. However, little is known about women in general and their lives, status, and role in society. Women in Ancient Egypt enjoyed a place almost equal to men. In ancient times the legal status of women in Egypt was divided into four parts – unmarried, married, divorced, and widowed (Johnson, The legal status of women in Ancient Egypt 175). However, the rights and privileges of women in Egypt were greater than that of the women in Greece in 332 BC, even when Greece conquered Egypt (Robbins 80). A woman in Ancient Egypt had the right to property and could settle legal disputes. Further, she had the right to retain the ownership of her property even after marriage and did not have to give up ownership rights to her husband. Women enjoyed a position of equality with men; however, they were restricted in holding government office (Robbins 80). Nevertheless, the status of women in society was determined by the status of the husband or father (Robbins 80). This paper documents the role of married women in ancient Egypt. The paper will show the women were perceived when they were married and how their position altered. Marriage is considered to be a social institution that allows human beings to organize an efficient working unit and legitimize children. In Ancient Egypt, the role of marriage was similar to in the most ancient world. From the point of view of women, marriage was a step from childhood to adulthood and a beginning of a new role for her in society. Ancient Egypt shows the position of married women through their sculptures, literature, and paintings. Marriage was considered to be an important institution, and women were given a prominent place as it is believed that the “Egyptians were a very uxorious race” (Tyldesley 20). Therefore, the paper will inspect the role and status of married women in Egypt in ancient times from a legal and social perspective. Role of Women Legal Marriage was a very open and accepted norm with no legal restriction levied by the state on women as to their choice of groom. Women were free to choose foreigners, slaves, and permitting more than one marriage, and marriage of close relations (Tyldesley 20). Right to the property for married women and their right to private inheritance and inheritance of the community property belonging to the husband was an essential nature of the status of women in Ancient Egyptian society. A woman after marriage had the right to hold her own property, and therefore was seldom dependent on her husband. She had control over one-third of the property of her husband and had the freedom to dispose of all of the property if she wished to (Robbins 81). The mean of acquiring property for an Egyptian woman was to gain it as a gift or inheritance from her father or husband. Further, she was allowed to gain property through purchase. Further, the private property a woman brought in form of dowry during her marriage, remained her own, and the husband had no legal claim on it. When a woman is divorced, all her private property will remain her own. Further, her husband must pay the amount settled by law as reimbursement to her. According to Egyptian law, a wife had the right to one-third of the property of her husband, and the rest two-third was divided among the children. A husband could,