![Mother Love: Detail from a relief shows Pharaoh Seti I as a child sitting on the lap of goddess Isis. Her right arm is resting on his back while she gently caresses his face with her left hand. This scene can be found on the western wall of the Second Hypostyle Hall. Temple of Seti I, Abydos.](https://members.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/Challenges-of-Infant-Mortality-in-Ancient-Egypt.jpg)
![Mother Love: Detail from a relief shows Pharaoh Seti I as a child sitting on the lap of goddess Isis. Her right arm is resting on his back while she gently caresses his face with her left hand. This scene can be found on the western wall of the Second Hypostyle Hall. Temple of Seti I, Abydos.](https://members.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_category/public/Challenges-of-Infant-Mortality-in-Ancient-Egypt.jpg?itok=x1ZSrYsg)
Challenges of Infant Mortality in Ancient Egypt: Disease, Death and Deliverance - Part I
Family came first in ancient Egypt. Be it the royal household or the commoner on the street, the bond between parents and their children was considered sacred. Right through the Old Kingdom period down to the New Kingdom and beyond, various kinds...
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