Merysekhmet

Merysekhmet Vizier
Papyrus Bologna 1086, mentioning Merysekhmet
Dynasty	19th Dynasty
Pharaoh	Merenptah (Year 3?)

Merysekhmet, also written Merysakhmet and literally meaning Beloved of Sekhmet, was a Vizier of Ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of Merenptah.^[1]

Merysekhmet is mentioned in Papyrus Bologna 1086, which is a letter from the scribe of the offering table Bakenamun to his father Ramose who was a prophet of the temple of Thoth in Memphis. The letter is in regards to the whereabouts of a Syrian slave named Nekedy. Bakenamun mentions meeting with vizier Merysekhmet and asking if Nekedy was with him, and being told no.^[2] In the letter — which is exhibited at the Archeological Civic Museum of Bologna — is mentioned a Year 3^[3] (of Merenptah) so is likely that Merysekhmet was in charge around this date.

References

1. K.A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions: Merenptah & the late Nineteenth Dynasty, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003, p.74
2. E. W. Wente, Letters from Ancient Egypt, Scholars Express, Atlanta, GA, 1990, pp.124-126
3. Caption of the papyrus, from the Archeological Civic Museum of Bologna (inv. KS 3161)