Meritites
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Meritites in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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Meritites, also spelled Meryetites, Meritates, etc. (mr.t-ỉt=s; “beloved of her father”) was an ancient Egyptian female name. Its notable bearers were:
- Queen Meritites I, wife of Pharaoh Khufu (4th Dynasty)[1]
- Princess Meritites II, a daughter of Khufu and Meritites I; she was buried in the Giza with her husband Akhethotep.[1]
- Meritites III, a daughter of Prince Hornit, eldest son of Pharaoh Djedefre (4th Dynasty)[1]
- Princess Meritites, a daughter of Niuserre) and the Vizier Ptahshepses (5th Dynasty). Was granted the title King's Daughter (the Egyptian equivalent for 'princess') even though she was only the granddaughter of a king.[2]
- Queen Meritites IV, a wife of Pharaoh Pepi II; was buried in a smaller pyramid next to her father, Pepi I's pyramid (6th Dynasty)[3]
- Meritites, a daughter of Ramesses II; 23rd on the Abydos list of princesses (see List of children of Ramesses II) (19th Dynasty)[4]
Sources
- ^ ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.60
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.64
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.76
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.172