1. Merneith was a consort and a regent of Ancient Egypt during the First Dynasty.
10 Facts About Merneith
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Merneith's rule occurred around 2950 BC for an undetermined period.
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Merneith's name means "Beloved by Neith" and her stele contains symbols of that ancient Egyptian deity.
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Merneith is linked with the kings Djer, Djet, and Den in a variety of seal impressions and inscribed bowls.
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Merneith is believed to have become ruler upon the death of Djet.
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Merneith's name was written on a Naqada seal inside a serekh, which was the way the kings' names were written.
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The strongest evidence that Merneith was a ruler of Egypt is her tomb.
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Merneith's tomb is of the same scale as the tombs of the kings of that period.
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Merneith's name is not included in the king lists from the New Kingdom.
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At Abydos, the tomb belonging to Merneith was found in an area associated with other pharaohs of the first dynasty, Umm el-Qa'ab.