Unit on Covenant and the Male Imagery of Love: Da'at, Ma'at, and the Carnality of Knowledge
On Ma'at: None of the following is really very good. But cf. the concept of Ma'at as you find it described in the below sources with the biblical concept of wisdom (hokhmah), as it appears in Proverbs 8 ("Lady Wisdom"). As background to Egypt you may look at some of the links to Egyptian sources and sources about Egypt at
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook04.html
http://www.touregypt.net/godsofegypt/maat.htm
http://touregypt.net/godsofegypt/maat2.htm
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/online_exhibits/egypt/maat.shtml
Links to versions of the Gilgamesh epic: Read in particular the passage about the initiation of Enkidu to human culture through intercourse with the harlot (cult prostitute).
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/asbook03.html#Sumeria (List of links, thematically organized and annotated, but with dead links)
http://alexm.here.ru/mirrors/www.enteract.com/jwalz/Eliade/159.html (Text of the epic)
http://www.piney.com/BabIndex.html (Scroll down and click on the link to the Epic. The site has links to many other resources.)
Cf. the figure of Gilgamesh with the depiction of Solomon in 1. Kings (beginning of the book). What parallels can you discern in they way they are characterized?
On Greek homoeroticism and initiation: I couldn't find an on-line version of Theognis's "Elegies" but there should be some edition in the library (e.g., the Penguin Books edition where the text appears together with Hesiod, "Theogony" and "Works and Days").
Further links relating to Egypt and Gender
Women in the Ancient Near East: A Select Bibliography of Recent Sources in The Oriental Institute Research Archives Compiled by Terry G. Wilfong http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/WOMEN.HTML
Diotima: Women in the Ancient World http://www.stoa.org/diotima/
WebResources on the Ancient Near East http://www.etana.org/abzu/
Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt: A Museum exhibit on-line http://www.lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/galleries/Exhibits/WomenandGender/title.html