Ancient Persian Women's Rights
Although noble persian women had to act within a defined framework set by the king they also enjoyed economic independence and had control over their wealth. Women s medical rights including issues about sickness sex abortion and so on are among main branches of medical ethics.
It should be stated that this matter was not investigated sufficiently.
Ancient persian women's rights. Veiling has a long history in ancient mesopotamia and mediterranean cultures. When you think of modern day persia iran you might think of the restrictions placed on women s rights which would make you think that women had even less rights in ancient times. For example they were entitled to have money and their own private property which might include land livestock and slaves.
In the first known reference to veiling an assyrian legal text of the thirteenth century b c it is restricted to respectable women and prohibited for the prostitutes and lower class women. Zoroastrian texts such as the avesta clearly define the status of persian women and reveal that at a time when many women in the world were deprived of their basic rights persian women enjoyed social and legal freedom and were treated with great respect. This very brief article intends to provide much needed basic information based on archaeological evidence and will primarily deal with women in achaemenid times.
A woman could represent herself in legal and judicial affairs and if required she could divorce her husband. In ancient egypt women shared similar legal rights and status as a men. Women were allowed to visit their estates and administer their assets individually or with the help of their husbands.
Although noble persian women had to act within a defined framework set by the king they also enjoyed economic independence and had control over their wealth. Any analysis of women s lives and status in ancient times is a very complicated task and needs time and space. Women were allowed to visit their estates and administer their assets individually or with the help of their husbands.
Women in ancient persia had more rights and greater freedom than any other ancient civilization including according to some scholars even ancient egypt which is famous for its respect for the feminine principle in religion as well as daily life. Women were allowed to visit their estates and administer their assets individually or with the help of their husbands. Persian history was an oral tradition however until the sassanian empire 224 651 ce and so most.
Although noble persian women had to act within a defined framework set by the king they also enjoyed economic independence and had control over their wealth.
