Merymose
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Merymose was a Viceroy of Kush under Amenhotep III
. He served for almost the entire four decades of that reign.
His titles included: King's son (of Kush), Overseer of the Southern Lands, Overseer of the Gold Lands of Amun, King's Scribe, Overseer of the King's Scribes, Overseer of the Treasury, and Steward of the Peasantry (?)
Merymose likely accompanied Amenhotep III
in year 5 on his campaign against Kush. It is possible that at a later time Merymose led a campaign against the people of an area called Ibhet. The people of Ibhet had resisted Egyptian domination and may have even attacked some Egyptian interests. Merymose led an attack against the Nubians. He killed 312 Nubians and captured 740 prisoners.
Merymose was buried in three anthropoid sarcophagi. The stone for these sarcophagi comes from either Upper Egypt
or from Kush. The fragments are spread over several different locations: the British Museum
, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Vassar College
.
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors, he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC or June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC after his father Thutmose IV died...
. He served for almost the entire four decades of that reign.
His titles included: King's son (of Kush), Overseer of the Southern Lands, Overseer of the Gold Lands of Amun, King's Scribe, Overseer of the King's Scribes, Overseer of the Treasury, and Steward of the Peasantry (?)
Merymose likely accompanied Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors, he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC or June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC after his father Thutmose IV died...
in year 5 on his campaign against Kush. It is possible that at a later time Merymose led a campaign against the people of an area called Ibhet. The people of Ibhet had resisted Egyptian domination and may have even attacked some Egyptian interests. Merymose led an attack against the Nubians. He killed 312 Nubians and captured 740 prisoners.
People associated with Merymose
- Amenemopet, “Scribe of the letters of the king's son". Amenemopet continued to serve under the next Viceroy, and by the reign of Tutankhamen he had become an "adjudant of Kush".
- Huy (or Huwy), “Scribe of the letters of the king's son". Huy may be identical to the Viceroy of the same name under Tutankhamen.
- Nakhtu, “Servant of the King’s Son”
- Amenemwia, “Sandal-bearer of the King's Son of Kush Merymose.” Known from a stela.
- Penmiam, scribe, shown on a stela appearing before a seated Merymose.
Burial
Merymose was buried in TT 383 in Qurnet Murrai (Thebes).Merymose was buried in three anthropoid sarcophagi. The stone for these sarcophagi comes from either Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt is the strip of land, on both sides of the Nile valley, that extends from the cataract boundaries of modern-day Aswan north to the area between El-Ayait and Zawyet Dahshur . The northern section of Upper Egypt, between El-Ayait and Sohag is sometimes known as Middle Egypt...
or from Kush. The fragments are spread over several different locations: the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
.