Meritaten, also spelled Merytaten, Meritaton or Meryetaten (Ancient Egyptian: mrii.t-itn) [1] (14th century BC), was an ancient Egyptian royal woman of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Her name means "She who is beloved of Aten"; Aten being the sun-deity whom her father, Pharaoh Akhenaten, worshipped.

Princess Meritaten The third eldest daughter, Ankhesenpaaten, married her half-brother, King Tutankhamun, son of Akhenaten and his secondary wife, Kiya. The controversial religious shift to the god Aten caused conflict with the Amun priesthood, who reasserted their authority after Akhenaten’s reign ended and he disappeared from history.

Aug 2, 2021 · Meritaten, which means “The beloved of Aten”, was an Egyptian princess of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. She was the first-born of King Amenhotep IV (who a few years later would change his name to Akhenaten) and the Great Royal Wife, Nefertiti.

Oct 24, 2022 · Archaeologists have known that a "mystery female pharaoh" ruled ancient Egypt before the renowned King Tutankhamun ascended the throne. Though they knew the royal name of this female king —...

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Meritaten was--in today's terms--a princess of Egypt (princess is not a term used in Egyptology, but I figured that was the easiest way to explain things). Her parents were the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his principal wife Nefertiti (yes, that Nefertiti--her beautiful bust is an iconic image of Ancient Egypt Nefertiti).

Meritaten, also spelled Merytaten, Meritaton or Meryetaten (Ancient Egyptian: mrii.t-itn), was an ancient Egyptian royal woman of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Her name means “ She who is beloved of Aten “; Aten being the sun-deity whom her father, Pharaoh Akhenaten, worshipped.

Meritaten (ancient Egyptian: mry.t-ỉtn, "Beloved of the Aten") was a Princess and Queen of the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom. She is mentioned in the diplomatic Amarna letters, by the name Mayati.[1]

The king’s eldest daughter, Meritaten was the foremost child of the royal family, front and centre of art and propaganda. Whether it was statuary, shrines, stelae, or palaces, Meritaten enjoyed the privileges of being a princess of ancient Egypt.

But, could it be that the most favored daughter of the couple, Meritaten, took up the mantle of kingship as Ankhkheperure Neferneferuaten? This sculptor's model, popularly known as the Wilbour Plaque, represents King Akhenaten and his consort Nefertiti in near-equal size - an unthinkable depiction in ancient Egyptian art.