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Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Egyptian
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛr.nɛp.tɑː/(English) /mər.ˈnɛp.tɑː/(English) /mɛ.riː.ɛn.pɛ.tɛh/(modern Egyptological) [key·simplify]
Other Forms FormsMerenptah
Meaning & History
From Egyptian mry-n-ptḥ meaning "beloved of Ptah", derived from mry "beloved" (participle of mrj "to love") combined with n(j) "of, belonging to; possessing (a quality)" and the name of the god Ptah. This was the name of the fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, a son of Pharaoh Ramses II and Queen Isetnofret.