: Women could enter into contracts, serve as witnesses in court, and initiate legal proceedings independently.
: Marriage was a civil contract, often including "prenuptial" agreements to protect a woman's assets. Both parties had the right to initiate a divorce, and a divorced woman typically retained her original dowry and a share of the joint property. Roles in Society
: They could own, buy, sell, and inherit land and goods in their own name.
In the eyes of the law, an Egyptian woman was the equal of a man of the same social class.