A complicated career.
In the reigns of Akhenaten and Tut’ankhamun, one of Egypt’s top religious officials was Mery-Neith (“Beloved of Neith”). This man served in the temples, first as a Steward, then as the High Priest of Aten in Amarna. Along the way, Meryneith had to navigate the difficult political waters. To survive in Akhenaten’s court, he even had to change his name…
- Date c. 1360 – 1340 BCE.
- For high-quality images of Meryneith’s tomb visit the Flickr page of Merja Attia.
- For 3D models of reliefs, visit Sketchfab (Model #1 & Model #2).
- Music by Keith Zizza.
- Music by Ancient Lyric.
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Priests
Jason
Linda Yancey
Terri Jones
TJ Kahn
Hereditary Nobles
David Pepper
Mark Sexton
Lucas Wilson
Louise East
Mandy Boody
Alexander Smygegård
Connor Leech
Karin W.
James Waters
Stephen King
Jan Dodoo
Kate Potter
Peter Culicover
Katherine Lewis
Logan Hennlich
Pernille Engberg
Meicost Ettal
Conner Rice
Simone
Eline
RA EGYPTIAN
Sarah Musi
Elna Nilsson
Christopher Ward
Skip Howard
Rich
Shann
Eric J Holmes
Sandi & Stuart
Simon Oliphant
Chrissi Ross
Steven Rasp
Bibliography
- The Tomb of Meryneith:
- Summary of excavations at Saqqara.nl
- High-quality photos by merja attia at Flickr
- N. Kawai, ‘Studies in the Reign of Tutankhamun’, Unpublished PhD. Thesis, Johns Hopkins University (2005).
- M. J. Raven and R. van Walsem, The Tomb of Meryneith at Saqqara (Turnhout, 2014).
