Ancient Egypt was a patriarchal society as a whole, but there were many famous female pharaohs, such as Hatshepsut, Cleopatra and Nefertiti. So there is something wrong with your question. Women in ancient Egypt were born and died like men.

The following is the relevant information about the marriage and family system and inheritance system of ancient Egyptian law:

Polygamy was still common in ancient Egypt in the third century BC, and then it gradually changed into monogamy, except for Pharaoh. A man can't marry more than one wife, but if he takes a second wife or concubinage, it is a matter of his personal economic ability and conscience, and society doesn't interfere. Babylonian law has a special provision that if a person's wife is not pregnant, then the wife has the obligation to find a fertile woman for her husband, carry on the family line for him and give birth to his son. In Babylonian, the second wife is called "jealous partner".

In ancient Arab countries, polygamy was practiced for the longest time, in order to have more children and grandchildren, and men hoped to enjoy a richer sexual life. The classic they believe in once said that polygamy can breed races, so people are allowed to marry four wives and concubines, but four wives should have equal inheritance rights. They usually get their wives through engagement, but all the details are arranged by female relatives. A man can't see his fiancee before he gets married. His mother or sister went to the public bathroom to meet women of the same rank and watch them naked. When she comes back, she describes their physical charm to men in order to make a decision.

In addition, you can go to the library to read the book History of Foreign Legal System published by Renmin University Press. In the chapter on the legal system of ancient Egypt, there is talk about marriage system and inheritance.

In ancient Egypt, there were obvious remnants of matriarchal system, children generally took their mother's surname, and grandfathers and uncles were the most respected relatives. Marriage is mainly monogamous, and with the establishment of the husband's right system, concubinage is not illegal; Contract is the basic condition of marriage. As a party to a contract, women sign contracts with each other in their own names. According to the marriage contract, the wife keeps her own property, while the husband has the obligation to provide for her life needs. In order to ensure that the wife's property is recognized, a detailed property list is issued, and all the husband's property is used as collateral; Divorce is completely free, and wives usually get high compensation.

Adult children enjoy completely independent rights and can freely dispose of personal property; All children, regardless of gender and age, have equal inheritance rights, but the oldest woman has some privileges, that is, she gets an extra share of property as a reward for sharing the property; Children can inherit not only the father's property, but also the mother's property and maternal relatives' property; The property of the childless person is inherited by the brothers and sisters of the deceased.

Moreover, the royal family in ancient Egypt generally had the phenomenon of consanguineous marriage.

Modern genetics has proved the harm of consanguineous marriage. Turning over the history of Egypt, we find that the phenomenon of consanguineous marriage in ancient Egypt is very common and even institutionalized. Brother-sister marriage, father-daughter marriage, mother-child marriage and so on all exist, and we have not seen any genetic diseases in future generations.

People used to think that consanguineous marriage was a phenomenon in ancient Egyptian society. Later, they learned that this kind of marriage only existed in the royal family and was forbidden among the common people.

So why did the ancient Egyptian royal family let close relatives get married?

Egyptians generally believe that women are the blood of the family, and the blood of the royal family is very noble. Only in this way can consanguineous marriage ensure the purity of royal blood. Based on this, the candidate for the throne can only inherit the throne if he marries the king's daughter. The status of marriage is related to the legitimacy of the throne. But in addition to the heirs, there is also the phenomenon of the incumbent Pharaoh marrying his close relatives, and the far-reaching reason may be traced back to the myth of ancient Egypt.

According to Egyptian mythology, Osiris and Isis are brother and sister, because the marriage between close relatives of the royal family is sacred. In terms of the security of the succession of the throne, this provision can prevent dangerous elements from entering the royal family through marriage and avoid the threat of consorts to the royal power. The royal family in ancient Egypt strictly restricted foreign-related marriages. Pharaoh will never marry his daughter to a foreign country, but he can marry a foreign woman, but the heir to the throne must be the legal heir born of a queen of royal blood or a person who married a royal princess.

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References:

Baidu Encyclopedia: Ancient Egyptian Law