Merysekhmet

Merysekhmet Vizier
Dynasty	19th Dynasty
Pharaoh	Merenptah

Merysekhmet (also written Merysakhmet) was a Vizier of Ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of Merenptah.^[1]

Merysekhmet is mentioned in Papyrus Bologna 1086, which is a letter form the scribe of the offering table Bakenkhons to his father Ramose who is a prophet of the temple of Thoth in Memphis. The letter is in regards to the whereabouts of a Syrian slave named Nekedy. Bakenkhons mentions meeting with vizier Merysakhmet and asking if Nekedy was with him, and being told no.^[2]

References

1. ^ K.A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions: Merenptah & the late Nineteenth Dynasty, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003, pg 74
2. ^ Wente, E., Letters from Ancient Egypt, Scholars Express, Atlanta, GA, 1990, pg 124-126