Meryre (given name)
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Meryre or Meryra (“Beloved of Ra”) was an ancient Egyptian male name, occurring both as a personal and as a throne name. A variant is Merenre, the female version is Merytre. Famous bearers were:
As a personal name
[edit]- Meryre, treasurer under Amenhotep III, tutor of Prince Siatum (18th dynasty)
- Meryre, High Priest of Aten (18th dynasty)
- Meryre, steward of the royal harem in Amarna (18th dynasty)
- Meryre, a son of Ramesses II and Nefertari, 11th on the list of princes[1]
- Meryre, another son of Ramesses II, possibly named after the first Meryre; 18th on the list of princes[2]
As a throne name
[edit]- Pepi I (Meryre)
- Nemtyemsaf I (Merenre)
- Nemtyemsaf II (Merenre)
Sources
[edit]- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.172
- ^ Dodson&Hilton, pp.165,172