Mery or ''Meri'' and its feminine equivalent ''Meryt'' or ''Merit'' is an
ancient Egyptian name meaning "beloved". It was common during the Old and Middle Kingdom, and very frequent during the New Kingdom.
[Hermann Ranke: ''Die ägyptische Persönennamen.'' Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935. vol. I. p.160] It was also used as a nickname.
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Merneith
Merneith (also written Merit-neith and Meryt-Neith) was a consort and a regent of Ancient Egypt during the First Dynasty. She may have been a ruler of Egypt in her own right, based on several official records. If this was the case and the earl ...
, consort of pharaoh Den of the First dynasty of Egypt.
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Mery, High Priest of Amun (18th dynasty)
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Mery, High Priest of Osiris (19th dynasty)
* Merit, wife of Kha; owners of Theban Tomb
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