Meritamen

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Gender Feminine
Usage Ancient Egyptian
Scripts 饟噵饟彔饟垨饟尭饟噵饟噵饟弿饟亹, 饟噵饟彔饟垨饟尭饟噵饟噵饟弿(Hieroglyphs)
Other Forms FormsMeritamun, Merytamen, Merytamun, Meryt-Amen

Meaning & History

From Egyptian mryt-jmn meaning "beloved of Amun", derived from mrj "to love" combined with the name of the god Amon. This was the name of a daughter of Ramses II and Nefertari. When her mother died she became her father's new Great Royal Wife, along with her half sister Bintanath.
Added 1/7/2010 by Ailis
Edited 7/20/2024 by jocatchi, Mike C, LMS and more