dynasty predecessor successor pharaoh article_title name style
18th & nbsp ; dynasty probably ptahmose probably maya amenhotep iii meryptah
 meryptah high priest of amun
meryptah

meryptah was a high priest of amun during the time of amenhotep iii .
he is known from a statue mentioning meryptah with anen , amenemhat and si-mut who were a 2nd , 3rd and 4th prophet respectively .
aldred conjectures that meryptah succeeded ptahmose and served until the end of the reign of amenhotep iii .
meryptah would have served from ca .
year 20 of amenhotep 's reign until the end of that reign .
meryptah was granted burial in thebes -lrb- qurna -rrb- .
some funerary items were recovered from a pit excavated in the early 19th century .
items include : a kneeling statue of meryptah singing a hymn of praise to ra the oriental institute in chicago has a statue of meryptah the metropolitan museum possesses three stamped mud bricks inscribed for the first prophet of amun meryptah a polished boxwood kohl container - -lrb- statuette -rrb- , girl with youth side lock , carrying oversized pot : the durham servan girl .
