Chapter 51

After breakfast, Elizabeth moved all her things to the living room, which was the most comfortable place to catch up on her university assignments. Carmen had been kind enough to send her an email with all the notes from the classes she missed. She took a seat on a large leather sofa and soon became absorbed in her research on incest among the pharaohs, which, if she were honest with herself, was a disturbing yet fascinating topic.

One particular piece of information caught her attention:

"The pharaohs allowed marriage between siblings and daughters to preserve the purity of the lineage. Incest was permitted among the Egyptians and even had a ritualistic aspect in the coming-of-age ceremony. Women enjoyed autonomy as they were not legally dependent on their husbands. Marriages took place when women were 14 years old and men were 16, without the need for a marriage ceremony or festive events. It was understood that when a couple moved in together, a contract was made regardi