tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003120401659809860.post5949617784093812293..comments2023-10-11T07:56:52.899-04:00Comments on Near Eastern Archaeology: Ancient Egyptian AdoptionJohn Freed, President, ASJ International, Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00327109888506226309noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003120401659809860.post-1545270555649084902016-11-20T20:36:52.541-05:002016-11-20T20:36:52.541-05:00Hi Dave:
This is a possible reason indeed. Dr. Te...Hi Dave:<br /><br />This is a possible reason indeed. Dr. Teeter's contention was only that celibacy is not why the God's Wife of Amun would adopt a girl. John Freed, President, ASJ International, Inc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00327109888506226309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7003120401659809860.post-14792751847916589572016-10-31T14:28:17.542-04:002016-10-31T14:28:17.542-04:00But was not adoption by the God's Wives of Amu...But was not adoption by the God's Wives of Amun also a way to insure that the daughter of the current pharaoh would go on to become the next God's Wife, as it had become a position more powerful at times than that of the High Priest of Amun himself, thus effectively giving the king control of Thebes upon his daughter's ascendancy?Dave Rudinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840520300856579933noreply@blogger.com