Merysekhmet
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Merysekhmet was a Vizier
of Ancient Egypt
. He served during the reign of Merenptah.
Merysekhmet is mentioned in Papyrus Bologna 1086, which is a letter form the scribe of the offering table Bakenkhons to his father Ramose who is a prophet of the temple of Thoth
in Memphis. The letter is in regards to the whereabouts of a Syrian slave named Nekedy. Bakenkhons mentions meeting with vizier Merysakhmet and asking if Nekedy was with him, and being told no.
Vizier (Ancient Egypt)
The vizier was the highest official in Ancient Egypt to serve the king, or pharaoh during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Vizier is the generally accepted rendering of ancient Egyptian tjati, tjaty etc, among Egyptologists...
of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. He served during the reign of Merenptah.
Merysekhmet is mentioned in Papyrus Bologna 1086, which is a letter form the scribe of the offering table Bakenkhons to his father Ramose who is a prophet of the temple of Thoth
Thoth
Thoth was considered one of the more important deities of the Egyptian pantheon. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat...
in Memphis. The letter is in regards to the whereabouts of a Syrian slave named Nekedy. Bakenkhons mentions meeting with vizier Merysakhmet and asking if Nekedy was with him, and being told no.