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Kings and Queens 4th dynasty Seneferu, Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, Djedefre, etc. 11th dynasty Kings named Mentuhotep and Intef 12th dynasty Amenemhet I - IV, Senusret I-III 18th dynasty Amenhotep I-IV, Tuthmosis I-IV, Akhenaten, Tutankhamen, Aye, Horemheb, etc. 19th dynasty Sety I-II, Ramesses I-II, Merenptah, Amenmesses, Tawosret. 20th dynasty Sethnakht, Ramesses III Ramesses IV - XI Cleopatra VII Philopator Queens (D1-6)- Old Kingdom Queens (D11-13) Middle Kingd. Queens (D16-20)- New Kingdom Queens (D21-29)- Late Period Officials, Priesthood etc. Viziers (New Kingdom)
High Priests of Amun God's Wives of Amun High Priests of Ptah Viceroys of Nubia Who's who of New Kingdom 
Amarna Period Akhenaten
Queen Nefertiti inscriptions Queen Nefertiti. Queen Kiya Smenkhare Tutankhamen Tombs at Amarna Houses at Amarna Tombs: Valley
of the Kings,
Valley of the Queens Theban Tombs, Tombs at Abydos Tombs at El Kab Tombs in Aswan Early dynastic Saqqara New Kingdom Saqqara The Unis Cemetary Mastabas at the Giza Plateau Giza
Mastabas 1000 cemetary
Giza Mastaba 2000 cemetary Giza Mataba 2300 cemetary Giza Mastaba 4000 cemetary Giza Mastaba 5000 cemetary Giza Mastaba 6000 cemetary Giza Mastaba 7000 cemetary Mummy Caches Links |
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Mery-Atum  Titles: King’s Son, Chief of Seers, pure of hands in the house of Re, Hereditary Prince and Count, Chief of Secrets in the Mansion of the Bennu-bird, bodily King’s son, beloved of him, Royal princeling, Judge(?) of the people Son of Ramesses II and Queen Nefertari-Meryetmut. Meryatum was the 16th son in the lists of sons as depicted on the monuments of his father. He must have been one of the younger boys in the harem, as he is not depicted in any of the war scenes from the reign of Ramesses. He was not present at the battle of Kadesh for instace, or any of the other battles where some of his older brother are shown. Mery-Atum is shown as a young prince on a trip to the Sinai with Ashahebsed and Amenemope. He is depicted on the facade of the temple of Hathor (dedicated to his mother Nefertari) with his three brothers Amenhirkhepeshef, Prehirwenemef and Meryre, as well as with his two sisters Merytamen and Henuttawy. Mery-Atum becomes "the Greatest Seer" (i.e. High Priest of Re) in Heliopolis later on in life. A stela from Qantir and several statues show Mery-Atum as High Priest of Re in Heliopolis. He is depicted in some of these scenes as wearing the long linnen graments covered with the leopard skin typical of priests. In the Quantir stela Mery-Atum wears a short wig with a sidelock. He was buried in KV5 in the King's Valley, where 2 canopic jars belonging to Mery-Atum have been found in the recent years. Mery-Atum
on monuments and objects:
Serabit el-Khadim: Prince Meryatum with the Troop-commander and Royal Cupbearer Ashahebsed and Troop-commander Amenemope. Prince Meryatum, justified Abu Simbel, Small Temple; Façade Two of the colossal statues of the King are flanked by small statues of the King’s Son Meryatum and the King’s Son Meryre (The other two are flanked by Amenhirkhepeshef and Prehirwenemef) Karnak, Temple of Mut; Inscription naming Meryatum and Queen Nefertari. Damaged text followed by: “Text made by the King’s Son Ramesses-Meryatum, born of Queen Nefertari-Meryetmut, may she live forever!” Statue (Brussels E.2459) Statue of Queen Nefertari with a depiction of Prince Meryatum at the left side: [… Fanbearer] at the King’s Right hand, First (surviving) King’s Son of His Majesty LPH, Meryatum, justified. Link to page of Global Egyptian Museum showing statue with inscriptions. Quote: This limestone statue represents Nefertari, Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II. The head has not been preserved and the torso is badly deteriorated. The left hand of the queen, which probably holds a menat necklace, is folded across the chest. The inscription engraved on the dorsal pillar carries a hymn to the queen who was assimilated to the goddess Hathor. On the left side of the base of the statue one finds a representation of her son Mery-Atum, carrying a flabellum. Stela of Subordinate Akhpet from Qantir (Pelizaeus-Museum) The prince is called: “King’s Son, Chief of Seers, pure of hands in the House of Re, Mery[Atum], justified. Link to Global Egyptian Museum page. At the top of the stela Mery-Atum stands before a statue of the deified Ramesses II. In the lower register Akhpet is shown before an offering table. Statue with Standards (Berlin 19716) Dorsal Pillar: Hereditary Prince and Count, Chief of Secrets in the Mansion of the Bennu-bird, bodily King’s son, beloved of him, Chief of Seers, [Mery]Atum, […] Statue (Berlin 7347) Dorsal Pillar – left side: […in] the Great Mansion, Setem priest in the Horizon of Eternity, Eyes of the King at the head of his Two Lands, with the utterance of whose mouth people are pleased; King’s Son, Chief of Seers, pure of hands in the house of Re, Meryatum, renewed in life, born of the Great Royal Wife, Lady of Both Lands, Nefertari Meryetmut. Dorsal Pillar – right side: […Chariot]eer of his father the Victorious King, Horus-Falcon, Beloved of Maat; King’s Son, Chief of Seers, pure of hands in the house of Re, Meryatum, born of the Great Royal Wife, Lady of Both Lands, Nefertari Meryetmut. Main text: Hereditary Prince, Royal princeling, Judge(?) of the people, born of the Great Royal Wife, Chief of Seers, pure of hands in the house of Re, Meryatum Ostracon (Cairo JdE 72460) Mentions “work-in-progress of the Chief of Seers, Meryatum”. Probably refers to work on the tomb of Meryatum (i.e. KV5) Valley of the Kings KV5 Calcite Canopic Jar. The jar was found in chamber 3. The inscription reads: “The Osiris, King’s Bodily Son, […] , Ramesses-Mery-Atum”. (Jar mentions Qebehsenuef) Calcite Canopic Jar. The jar was broken and the pieces were found in chamber 3. The inscription reads: “The Osiris, King’s Bodily Son, […] of his father, Ramesses-Mery-Atum”. (Jar mentions Hapy) Much of the information comes from: Kitchen, K.A., Rammeside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume II, Blackwell Publishers, 1996 Information about KV5 comes from: KV5: A Preliminary Report on the Excavation of the Tomb of the Sons of Ramesses II in the Valley of the Kings |
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