Merenre
Sign in to saveMerenre () is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "(the one) whom Ra has loved". It has sometimes been suggested that the Greek Μενθεσοῦφις (Menthesouphis) is a rendering of this name, but it may more likely be a metathesized rendering of the name . Merenre is the throne name of two pharaohs of the 6th Dynasty during the late Old Kingdom period:
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Merenre () is an Ancient Egyptian name meaning "(the one) whom Ra has loved". It has sometimes been suggested that the Greek Μενθεσοῦφις (Menthesouphis) is a rendering of this name, but it may more likely be a metathesized rendering of the name . 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Merenre” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.