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Merenre (Ancient Egyptian: mr.n-rꜥ) is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "(the one) whom Ra has loved". It has sometimes suggested that the Greek Μενθεσοῦφις (Menthesouphis) is a rendering of this name, but it may more likely be a metathesized rendering of the name nmtj-m-zꜣ.f. Merenre is the throne name of two pharaohs of the 6th Dynasty during the late Old Kingdom period:
- Pharaoh Merenre Nemtyemsaf I (2283–2278 BC),
- Pharaoh Merenre Nemtyemsaf II (2184–2183 BC), grandson of Merenre I
See also
- Pyramid of Merenre, burial pyramid of pharaoh Merenre I.
Topics referred to by the same termThis disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
References
- Leprohon, Ronald (2013), Denise Doxey, editor, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary, Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, page 43
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1984) Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen, München: Deutscher Kunstverlag, page 57–58