The Tomb of Meritamen, Daughter and Great Wife of Ramesses II

The Tomb of Meritamen, Daughter and Great Wife of Ramesses II

Located in Egypt's Valley of the Queens, the tomb of Meritamen features scenes of the queen before various deities.

Located in Egypt's Valley of the Queens, the tomb of Meritamen belongs to the daughter and Great Wife of Ramesses II. It was mentioned by Champollion and Lepsius, who listed it as tomb number 12, and was later excavated by Ernesto Schiaparelli, the director of the Egyptian Museum in Turin.

The main hall contains several scenes with deities. Meritamen appears before Neith, Thoth, Ra-Harakhti, and Hathor. She is also shown consecrating Mehet boxes before Osiris and Hathor, who are seated in a kiosk. The inscriptions identify her as The Osiris, King's Daughter, Great Royal Wife, Lady of Both Lands, Merytamen, may she live. She is said to be "Bringing a box of clothing, eternally; consecrating the box of clothing three times."

Further scenes show the deceased offering to Khnum and offering two vases to Ptah. Meritamen was buried in a red granite sarcophagus, which is now in the Berlin Museum under number 15274. The inscriptions identify her as The [King's Daughter], Great [Royal Wife], Lady of Both Lands, Merytamen, justified, and as The Osiris, King's Daughter beloved of him, Great Royal Wife, Lady of Both Lands, Merytamen, justified.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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