Beggars and homeless in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia D.r Safaa Abd El- Rouf Mohamed Introduction Cadging and vagrancy are one of the negative phenomenon from which all societies are suffering currently and it is the same for societies in ancient times. Egypt and the ancient Iraq are one of the nations who suffered this phenomenon , and this was due to several causes. the most important of them were economical and social ones . although the individual in ancient times might have to cadge and vagabond ,but at the end, he would be mercilessly despised by the society the equalized him with what the street had of criminals and thieves or even devils and dogs. This merciless deposing look led some beggars and homeless to scandalous deeds and brigandage in peace times and revolutions during economical and political crisis. Therefore, we find that the society and governments sometimes treated them leniently and other times cruelly. the stud aims at focusing on beggars and homeless'life and identifying the situation of the state and society towards them. Causes of choosing the subject. 1- the Arabian and foreign books ignored the beggars and homeless in an independent study despite their existence in both the Egyptian society and the ancient Iraq society . 2- the multiple causes of cadging and vagrancy whether they were volitional or not. 3- the danger of those two groups on the society in crisis and war as they deeoly hate and refuse it . 4- exploiting beggars and homeless in the scandalous public deeds , the obligatory works in temples and in some administrable sectors of the state . the results of the research: 1- cadging is a job the individual does to earn his living . vacancy is the abnegation of life and not desiring it , as well as refusing incorporation in society oreven anti- society .