Merire

Relief from the grave of Merire, today in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Relief from the grave of Merire, today in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Merire and Saatum

Merire was treasurer under the ancient Egyptian king Amenhotep III. , probably at the end of his reign.

Merire is so far only known from his grave in Saqqara , where he had a rock grave decorated with reliefs on the site of the Bubasteion . Two relief blocks came to Europe between 1842 and 1866 and were sold to the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna , but were still better preserved at that time, as old drawings of one of the reliefs show. His grave was discovered in Saqqara shortly before 1982.

The tomb and its representations are stylistically reminiscent of the end of the reign of Amenhotep III. classified. In the 30th year of reign, however, ptahmosis is already attested as successor in the office of treasurer. Little is known about his person, but Merire is once depicted with the king's son Saatum sitting on his lap. This prince's son is otherwise not recorded and was either the son of Amenophis III. or Thutmose IV. Merire was obviously his tutor.

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 0-940717-16-6 , pp. 292-294.

Individual evidence

↑ Inventory number Kunsthistorische Museum Wien: ÄS 5814 and 5815
^ David Berg: The Vienna stela of Meryre. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology. Volume 73, 1987, pp. 213-216, ISSN 0075-4234 .

personal data
SURNAME	Merire
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Treasurer
DATE OF BIRTH	15th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	14th century BC Chr.

[1] Inventory number Kunsthistorische Museum Wien: ÄS 5814 and 5815

[2] David Berg: The Vienna stela of Meryre. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology. Volume 73, 1987, pp. 213-216, ISSN 0075-4234 .