Meritamen
Meritamen was a daughter of Ramses II and his wife Nefertari during the 19th dynasty of Egypt.
| Meritamen | |
|---|---|
| Queen of Egypt Great Royal Wife Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt King's Daughter | |
 Statue of Meritamen | |
| Died | Thebes? |
| Burial | QV68, Valley of the Queens, Thebes |
| Spouse | Pharaoh Ramesses II |
| Dynasty | 19th dynasty |
| Father | Ramesses II |
| Mother | Nefertari |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
| Meritamen in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meritamen Mrjt Jmn Beloved of Amun | ||||||||||||||
Family change
Meritamen was a daughter of Ramesses II and one of his wives, Nefertari. She appears as the fourth daughter in the list of daughters in Abu Simbel and had at least four brothers: Amun-her-khepeshef, Pareherwenemef, Meryre and Meryatum, and a sister named Henuttawy.[1]
When her mother died , Meritamen and her half sister married Ramses II, and they held the title of Great royal wife.[1]
Burial change
Meritamen was buried at QV68 tomb in the Valley of the Queens. The tomb of Meritamen was described by Lepsius. An interesting scene in the tomb shows Meritamen offering cloth boxes to Osiris and Hathor. The inscriptions identify the Queen as King's Daughter, Great Royal Wife Lady of Both Lands (Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt) Her coffin is now in Berlin museum (15274).[2]
Gallery change
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Statue of Meritamen at Akhmim -
Statues of Queen Meritamen (right) and her sister Baketmut (left) -
Stela of Meritamen standing infront of Amenhotep I and his mother Ahmose-Nefertari -
The White Queen statue from the Ramesseum, Luxor, Egypt, 19th Dynasty -
Meritamen statue at Zagazig
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grajetzki, Wolfram: Ancient Egyptian Queens – a hieroglyphic dictionary, London 2005, p. 70
- ↑ Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume II, Blackwell Publishers, 1996
- Grajetzki, Wolfram: Ancient Egyptian Queens – a hieroglyphic dictionary, London 2005, p. 70