#meritamen

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Statue of Queen Meritamen

Queen Meritamen was both the daughter, and sometimes after the death of Nefertari, her mother, became the Great Royal Wife of her father, Ramesses II.

The painted decorations of this statue fragment is still well preserved. Her smile, in particular, is similar to that on a number of statues of Ramesses II. On top of her head, she wears a circular diadem, its base adorned all the way around with a frieze of uraei with solar disks.

It was discovered in Thebes , in what she called the “Chapel of the White Queen” of the Ramesseum by the British archaeologist Flinders Petrie in 1896. Now in the Hurghada Museum. JE 31413 Read more

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Statue of Meritamun, Open Air Museum of Akhmim, Sohag Governorate, Egypt.

Meritamen (or  Meritamun) was a daughter of Ramesses and his favourite wife 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, as well as a sister named Henuttawy. Meritamen may have had more brothers and sisters, but these five are known from the facade of Queen Nefertari's temple in Abu Simbel. Her eldest brother - Amun-her-khepeshef - was the crown prince until at least year 25 of the reign of their father. Prince Prehirwenemef is known to have served in the army and is depicted in the battle scenes from Kadesh. The youngest sibling known to us - Prince Meryatum - would later become High Priest of Re in Heliopolis. Around the time her mother died (around the 24th or 25th regnal year), Meritamen became Great Royal Wife, along with her half-sister Bintanath.

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M e r i t a m e n by  Seif El Din Ali

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Nefertari, Meritamen

[tripidaysegytours]

Why search for a wife when you can just marry your daughter?

Ramses II is one of the greatest Kings of ancient Egypt, he had many wives and concubines around 200 to be specific, he only married royalty and who is more royal than the daughters of the King, his daughters! 

Ramses the great married four of his daughters, the most famous one is Meritamen, the daughter of his beloved wife Queen Nefertari.

After her mother's death, she took her title and became the Great Royal Wife of Ramses II along with her half-sister Bintanath.

Meritamen was a singer of Amun, priestess of Hathor, sistrum-player of Mut, and a dancer of Horus.

Meritamen held other titles are great royal wife, lady of the two lands, mistress of upper and lower Egypt, king's daughter, and his beloved. 

Stay tuned for more interesting stories about ancient Egypt

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Statue of Meritamen at Akhmim. She was the daughter of Ramesses II and Nefertari, and after her mother’s death she was married to her father and became his Great Royal Wife.

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Ramesses II & Meritamen