In ancient Egypt, there was a daughter that was older than her brother in the royal family, who would rule?

Question

If in the times of ancient Egypt there was a royal family with a daughter that was older than her brother, which one of them would rule when the father died?

Answer 1

The male child would rule.  It was not usual for girls to inherit the throne in ancient Egypt, though they quite often married their brothers and became queens.  The female pharoah Hatshepsut managed to edge her way into ruling Egypt by being appointed regent for her nephew and stepson Thutmosis III after her husband and half-brother Thutmosis II died.

Answer 2

that would depend on which dynasty you are talking about, in most it would have been the son, although he may have married his sister to keep the blood line pure, in the last dynasty, the Ptolemies, they would have ruled together, hence Cleopatra was supposed to rule with her brother, but they ad disagreements and in the ensuing conflict her brother was killed. so Cleopatra ruled alone.

Answer 3

I would guess the brother would, based on this:

The ancient Egyptians viewed men and women, including people from all social classes except slaves, as essentially equal under the law, and even the lowliest peasant was entitled to petition the vizier and his court for redress.[76] Both men and women had the right to own and sell property, make contracts, marry and divorce, receive inheritance, and pursue legal disputes in court. Married couples could own property jointly and protect themselves from divorce by agreeing to marriage contracts, which stipulated the financial obligations of the husband to his wife and children should the marriage end. Compared with their counterparts in ancient Greece, Rome, and even more modern places around the world, ancient Egyptian women had a greater range of personal choices and opportunities for achievement. Women such as Hatshepsut and Cleopatra even became pharaohs, while others wielded power as Divine Wives of Amun. Despite these freedoms, ancient Egyptian women did not take part in official roles in the administration, served only secondary roles in the temples, and were not as likely to be as educated as men.[76]

Answer 4

The brother, because in ancient times women don't have the right to rule in the throne unless. In any case on those epoque only men are allowed to rule and recognized as a leader although women are being called in the parliament but not to give any suggestions or ideas, they are allowed to nothing.

Answer 5

The brother.

They would probably marry as well.

Answer 6

Until the late Greek period all the rulers except one (Hatshepsut)  were males.  The heir to the thrown would have usually married one of his sisters as the royalty was supposedly above marrying anyone who was not of royal blood.  Infant mortality rate was high and most people lived only to around the age of 30.  It was not unusual for a king to outlive all of his children because disease and sickness took a lot of lives before their prime. Ramses 2 had some 90 children and outlived most of them.

Answer 7

The male would rule and the daughter would be second in line to be Pharaoh.