Merysekhmet

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

Merysekhmet, also written Merysakhmet (mrỉỉ-sḫm.t; "Beloved of Sekhmet"[1]) was a Vizier of Ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of Merenptah.[2]

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 regard 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.[3] In the letter — which is exhibited at the Archeological Civic Museum of Bologna — is mentioned a Year 3[4] (of Merenptah) so is likely that Merysekhmet was in charge around this date.

References

  1. ↑ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935. , p.161
  2. ↑ K.A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions: Merenptah & the late Nineteenth Dynasty, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003, p.74
  3. ↑ E. W. Wente, Letters from Ancient Egypt, Scholars Express, Atlanta, GA, 1990, pp.124-126
  4. ↑ Caption of the papyrus, from the Archeological Civic Museum of Bologna (inv. KS 3161)
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