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    Mereruka served during the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt as one of Egypt's most powerful officials at a time when the influence of local state noblemen was increasing...
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  • daughter": Seshseshet, whose name was Waatetkhéthor, married to Vizier Mereruka, in whose mastaba she has a chapel. She is designated as "king's eldest...
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    viziers and later chief priest, Mereruka, a clear sign of his interest in co-operating with the noble class. Mereruka was buried close to Teti's pyramid...
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  • ISBN 978-0-9547218-9-3 N. Kanawati, Mereruka and King Teti. The Power behind the Throne, 2007, p. 14 et 50 N. Kanawati, Mereruka and King Teti. The Power behind...
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    Nefersheshemre Teti 6th Dynasty Kagemni Teti 6th Dynasty son-in-law of Teti Mereruka Teti 6th Dynasty son-in-law of Teti Khentika Teti 6th Dynasty Mehu Teti...
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    Union ranged from 45 kopeks to 1 ruble, 80 kopeks. A mural depicted on Mereruka's tomb in Sakkara indicates that Old Kingdom Egyptians forcefed hyenas in...
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  • century BC Daughter of Rahotep and Nofret and niece of pharaoh Khufu. Mereruka Vizier 6th dynasty fl. c. 24th century BC Vizier to the pharaoh Teti and...
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  • modest tomb at Saqqara, built close to the much bigger tomb complexes of Mereruka and Kagemni. Tjetju was a priest at the pyramid temple of king Pepi I....
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    and from tomb decoration. A jeweler's workshop is shown in the tomb of Mereruka; several New Kingdom tombs at Thebes contain similar scenes. Broad collar...
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    delicacy remains undetermined. In the necropolis of Saqqara, in the tomb of Mereruka, an important royal official, there is a bas relief scene wherein workers...
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    of Unas Mastaba of Ptahhotep Pyramid of Teti (Dynasty Six) Mastaba of Mereruka Mastaba of Kagemni Mastaba of Akhethetep Pyramid of Pepi I Pyramid of Merenre...
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  • pharaoh under the name "Userkare," Black Adam was confronted by his vizier, Mereruka, who employed Ibac to force him to step down. Black Adam prevailed, but...
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    hyenas being force fed, in a manner very similar to that in the tomb of Mereruka. Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient...
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    Elder of the Hall, King's wab-priest, Prophet of Khufu, etc. 6th dynasty Mereruka's father Kakherptah is also mentioned. He also holds the title Elder of...
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  • administrative capital of ancient Egypt. Saqqara has Zoser's funerary complex, Mereruka's tomb and the Serapeum, a complex of subterranean vaults that housed mummified...
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  • Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN 0-500-05128-3 N. Kanawati, Mereruka and King Teti. The Power behind the Throne, 2007, p. 20, 32 et 35 Grajetzki...
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    mastaba of Kagemni, Vizier of Teti; The mastaba of Ankhmahor; The mastaba of Mereruka. During the Middle Kingdom, the cult of the king was assured as evidenced...
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    island of Santorini. Relief of fishermen collecting their catch from Mereruka's tomb, 6th dynasty Moche fisherman. 300 A.D. Larco Museum Collection Lima...
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    through the ranks. Some viziers began their careers in this corps, such as Mereruka under Teti or Tjejou under Pepi I. The guards' loyalty to the pharaoh could...
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  • father Mereruka. This tomb was divided into three sections. The largest part of the mastaba was made for Mereruka, another section belonged to Mereruka's mother...
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  • Merenhor Merenptah (prince) Merenre Nemtyemsaf I Merenre Nemtyemsaf II Mereruka Meresamun Meresankh I Meresankh II Meresankh III Meresankh IV Meret Mereret...
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  • McCorquodale, Sameh Shafik, Elizabeth Thompson, Naguib Victor & Alex Woods, Mereruka and His Family, Part 1: The Tomb of Meryteti, (Oxford, 2004). ISBN 0-85668-816-9...
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  • Fersen (lead role) A Song for Kingdom (Aida :Takarazuka version) (2003), Mereruka Hello, the Spring Wind (2003), Seita (first lead role at Takarazuka Bow...
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