This lecture examines how women were portrayed in Hatra (northern Iraq, 2nd–3rd century CE), and what these images reveal about their roles within family and society. Although Hatra preserves the largest corpus of statuary from the Parthian Empire, depictions of secular women are strikingly rare—a pattern also reflected in the epigraphic record. When they do occur, they follow portrait types similar to those at sites like Palmyra, Edessa, and Dura-Europos, hinting at shared models across the broader region. In contrast, female deities appear frequently. Their imagery encompasses a wide range of figures that reveal the coexistence of both local and Graeco-Roman iconographic traditions. A notable group consists of divine female beings whose attire mirrors that of noble women, differing primarily in their seated posture and details of dress and ornament. This overlap blurs the distinction between mortal and divine representations—making them more complex for the modern observer—and raises questions about whether a dominant ideal of female identity existed in Hatra. Among the few representations of women, nude and semi-nude figures are especially rare. Often linked to the iconography of Aphrodite and her circle, they appear mostly in graffiti as dancers or musicians and suggest possible connections with religious cults, forms of everyday entertainment, or both. By bringing together sculpture, wall paintings, and graffiti, this lecture considers what the local visual vocabulary can tell us about women’s roles within Hatrene family life, social structures, and religious practices.