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7/14/2024, 9:05 PM jocatchi
5/1/2014, 5:42 PM Ora

Name Merneptah
Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Egyptian
Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛr.nɛp.tɑː/(English) /mər.ˈnɛp.tɑː/(English) /mɛ.riː.ɛn.pɛ.tɛh/(modern Egyptological)
Other Forms FormsMerenptah
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Meaning & History

From Egyptian mry-n-ptḥ meaning "beloved of Ptah", derived from mry "beloved" (participle of mrj "to love") combined with n(j) "of, belonging to; possessing (a quality)" and the name of the god Ptah. This was the name of the fourth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty, a son of Pharaoh Ramses II and Queen Isetnofret.
Added 5/1/2014 by Ora