Meritamen (given name)
# Meritamen (given name)

Meritamen :

Egyptian hieroglyphs :

Meritamen :

Egyptian hieroglyphs :

Meritamen, also spelled Meritamun, Merytamen, Meryetamen (mrỉỉ.t-ỉmn; “Beloved of Amun”) is an ancient Egyptian female name. Its male counterpart is Meryamen or Meryamun.

Its notable bearers are:

* Ahmose-Meritamen, princess, probably a daughter of Seqenenre Tao II (17th dynasty)
* Ahmose-Meritamen, queen, wife of Amenhotep I (18th dynasty)
* Meritamen C, princess and God's Wife, a daughter of Thutmose III and Merytre-Hatshepsut (18th dynasty)
* Meritamen D, princess, another daughter of Thutmose III and Merytre-Hatshepsut (18th dynasty)
* Meritamen E, princess and queen, daughter of Ramesses II and Nefertari (19th dynasty)
* Meritamen F, a Singer of Amun (21st dynasty). Daughter of Menkheperre and Isetemkheb (C), and hence a granddaughter of Pinudjem I.
* Meritamen G, princess, owner of an Abydos stela dated to the 25th dynasty by style. It is unknown which pharaoh she was related to.

As a throne name:

## Sources

* ↑ Dodson, Aidan, Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson (2004). ISBN 0-500-05128-3 p. 129
* ↑ Grajetzki, Wolfram. Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary. London: Golden House Publications (2005). ISBN 0-9547218-9-6 p.51
* ↑ Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p. 139
* ↑ Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p. 139
* ↑ Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p.172
* ↑ Grajetzki, 2005. p. 70
* ↑ Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p. 207
* ↑ Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p. 240
