Mery (High Priest of Amun)

Mery
High Priest of Amun
Title of Mery from TT95 (From Lepsius Denkmahler)
Dynasty	18th Dynasty
Pharaoh	Amenhotep II
Father	Nebpehtire, First prophet of Min of Koptos
Mother	Hunayt, Chief nurse of the Lord of the Two Lands
Wife	Dey
Burial	TT95 in Thebes

Mery in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC)

Mery was a High Priest of Amun from the time of Amenhotep II (18th Dynasty).

Mery was the son of the First prophet of Min of Koptos, named Nebpehtire. His mother was Hunayt, a Chief nurse of the Lord of the Two Lands. Mery was married to a lady named Dey. ^[1]

On digitalegypt his titles are listed as: Overseer of the Priests of Upper and Lower Egypt, High Priest of Amun, Overseer of the Fields of Amun, Steward of Amun, Overseer of the Granaries (of Amun), Overseer of the Treasury. See UC37790 ^[2] and UC37791. ^[3] A black granite statue of Mery can be found in the Cairo Museum CG 973.

Burial

Mery had tombs made at TT95 and TT84. Mery usurped the tomb of the royal herald Iamunedjeh for himself and his mother. ^[4]

Plan of TT84

References

1. Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis
2. "Old clay tablet". Archived from the original on 2004-01-09.
3. "Old clay tablet". Archived from the original on 2006-05-27.
4. O’Connor and Cline (eds), Thutmose III: A New Biography, pg. 89