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Meryptah

1500 BC – 1400 BC

Egyptian high priest

Ancient Egyptian priestHigh Priest of Amun
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About Meryptah

Lived 1500 BC – 1400 BC. Meryptah was an Egyptian ancient Egyptian priest and high Priest of Amun.

The name Meryptah is stamped into this mud brick (c. 1390–1352 B.C., Thebes) Meryptah was a High Priest of Amun during the time of Amenhotep III.

He is known from a statue mentioning Meryptah with Anen, Amenemhat and Si-Mut who were a 2nd, 3rd and 4th prophet respectively. Aldred conjectures that Meryptah succeeded Ptahmose and served until the end of the reign of Amenhotep III. Meryptah would have served from ca. year 20 of Amenhotep's reign until the end of that reign.

Meryptah was granted burial in Thebes (Qurna). Some funerary items were recovered from a pit excavated in the early 19th century. Items include: A kneeling statue of Meryptah singing a hymn of praise to Ra The Oriental Institute in Chicago has a statue of Meryptah The Metropolitan Museum possesses three stamped mud bricks inscribed for The First Prophet of Amun Meryptah A polished boxwood kohl container-(statuette), girl with youth side lock, carrying oversized pot: The Durham Servant Girl.

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Important facts

Born
1500 BC
Birth century
Died
1400 BC
Occupation
Ancient Egyptian priest, High Priest of Amun
Nationality
Positions held
High Priest of Amun

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Meryptah's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Meryptah?

Egyptian high priest

When was Meryptah born?

Meryptah was born in 1500 BC.

When did Meryptah die?

Meryptah died in 1400 BC.

What was Meryptah's occupation?

Meryptah was an ancient Egyptian priest and high Priest of Amun.

What nationality was Meryptah?

Meryptah was Egyptian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Meryptah

· Wikidata: Q1921741

· DBpedia: Meryptah

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