Merysekhmet

Merysekhmet
Vizier

Papyrus Bologna 1086, mentioning Merysekhmet
Dynasty 19th Dynasty
Pharaoh Merenptah (Year 3?)

Merysekhmet, also written Merysakhmet and literally meaning Beloved of Sekhmet, was a Vizier of Ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of Merenptah.[1]

Merysekhmet is mentioned in Papyrus Bologna 1086, which is a letter from the scribe of the offering table Bakenamun to his father Ramose who was a prophet of the temple of Thoth in Memphis. The letter is in regards to the whereabouts of a Syrian slave named Nekedy. Bakenamun mentions meeting with vizier Merysekhmet and asking if Nekedy was with him, and being told no.[2] In the letter — which is exhibited at the Archeological Civic Museum of Bologna — is mentioned a Year 3[3] (of Merenptah) so is likely that Merysekhmet was in charge around this date.

References

  1. ↑ K.A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions: Merenptah & the late Nineteenth Dynasty, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003, p.74
  2. ↑ E. W. Wente, Letters from Ancient Egypt, Scholars Express, Atlanta, GA, 1990, pp.124-126
  3. ↑ Caption of the papyrus, from the Archeological Civic Museum of Bologna (inv. KS 3161)
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