Meriptah
Meriptah was the " high priest of Amun " under Amenophis III. in the ancient Egyptian 18th dynasty . The name suggests a Memphite origin.
Meriptah is in a royal decree from the 20th year of Amenhotep III's reign. mentions what gives a stop to its dating. In his office he was probably the successor to Ptahmose , who is occupied in this office in the first half of the ruler's reign. In contrast to his predecessors, he only had the title "Head of the Prophets of all Gods (from Thebes)", thus only functioned as a kind of "Minister of Culture" and was therefore not "Head of the Prophets of all Gods from Upper and Lower Egypt". His brother was the high priest Ptahmose and his father was the Vezir Thutmose. The brother and the father belong to the first half of the reign of Amenhotep III, and Ptahmose was probably the predecessor of Meriptah, who had the mentioned title of the most senior cleric in the country.
A certain May followed him in office, but is only attested under King ( Pharaoh ) Akhenaten . Meriptah is known from some statues. He had a grave in Thebes that was found in the 19th century, but has since been considered lost again.
literature
- Arielle P. Kozloff, Betsy M. Bryan, Lawrence M. Berman: Egypt's Dazzling Sun. Amenhotep III and his World. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland 1992, ISBN 0-940717-17-4 , p. 56.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meriptah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | High priest of Amun |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 15th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th century BC Chr. |