Meritamen, also spelled Meritamun, Merytamen, Meryetamen (mrỉỉ.t-ỉmn; “Beloved of Amun”) is an ancient Egyptian female name. Its male counterpart is Meryamen or Meryamun.
Its notable bearers are:
Ahmose-Meritamen, princess, probably a daughter of Seqenenre Tao II (17th dynasty)Dodson, Aidan, Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson (2004). p. 129 Ahmose-Meritamen, queen, wife of Amenhotep I (18th dynasty)Grajetzki, Wolfram. Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary. London: Golden House Publications (2005). p.51 Meritamen C, princess and God's Wife, a daughter of Thutmose III and Merytre-Hatshepsut (18th dynasty)Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p. 139 Meritamen D, princess, another daughter of Thutmose III and Merytre-Hatshepsut (18th dynasty)Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p. 139 Meritamen E, princess and queen, daughter of Ramesses II and Nefertari (19th dynasty)Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p.172Grajetzki, 2005. p. 70 Meritamen F, a Singer of Amun (21st dynasty). Daughter of Menkheperre and Isetemkheb (C), and hence a granddaughter of Pinudjem I.Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p. 207 Meritamen G, princess, owner of an Abydos stela dated to the 25th dynasty by style. It is unknown which pharaoh she was related to.Dodson & Hilton, 2004. p. 240
As a throne name: Twosret (Sitre Meritamen)
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