This is not the only site where engraved or incised vulvae- possibly an expression of the loneliness of men in the desert- were found in the context of ancient Egyptian desert roads, thus pointing to a symbolic convention that was understood by contemporaneous travellers.
-Chapter 1, Desert Road Archaeology in Ancient Egypt and Beyond, Förster and Riemer, 2013
We had only one laugh about girls in those forty days, when Rabih saw a honeymoon tent in the distance and we shared his joke about what the groom, his fire fed by wedding sweet meats, might be doing to the bride. At least he’s eating better than us, Rabih said. But who’s working harder? asked Abdullah.