Homosexuality in ancient Egypt

These depictions leave plenty of room for speculation, because in ancient Egypt the nose-on-nose touching normally represented a kiss.

Some scholars believe that the paintings reflect an example of homosexuality between two married men and prove that the ancient Egyptians accepted same-sex relationships.

Tjeti finds out that king Pepi II keeps visiting his loyal general officer Sasenet for several hours, then returning home.

[3] The chapter in which king Pepi II visits his loyal general officer is subject of passionate discussions.

[4] For this reason, some scholars are convinced that the papyrus reveals king Pepi's homosexual interests and his same-sex relationship with his general officer.

[3] A further famous story about same-sex intercourse can be found in the Kahun Papyri, dating back to the Middle Kingdom.

Isis is at first speechless with rage and disbelief, then she tells Horus to masturbate and use his semen to lubricate Set’s favorite food (Egyptian lettuce).

[citation needed] Two military men named Ramose and Wepimose or Wepwawetrnose who dedicated Salakhana Stela CM004 might have been a couple.

[citation needed] Suty and Hor who are known of the famous stela, often regarded as a locus classicus of twins, could have been a male couple.

[citation needed] At Sheikh Fadl, there is a tomb dating to the 6th or 5th Century BCE with an Aramaic inscription apparently written by one member of a male couple to another, in which the speaker says "I cannot abandon him, I shall rest with him; I love Lekii (personal name?)

While the stories about Seth and his sexual behavior may reveal rather negative thoughts and views, the tomb inscription of Nyankh-khnum and Khnum-hotep may instead suggest that homosexuality was likewise accepted.

Chapter CXXV contains the Negative Confession, in which the deceased presents himself before 42 gods, to each of whom he states that he is not guilty of committing a prescribed offence.

While polyandry and lesbianism are characteristics of the ancient Egyptians according to religious Jewish discourse, male-male homosexual relationships are usually attributed to Sodom, Gomorrah, and Amalek.