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Ramses II's Lost Daughter: Meritamen and Royal Politics
While we have spent many episodes discussing Ramses the Great’s military campaigns, diplomatic marriages, and monumental building projects, one aspect of his reign remains shrouded in relative silence: the lives of his daughters. This episode focuses on Princess Meritamen, a figure who appears frequently in inscriptions yet whose personal history is fragmentary. We explore how royal women served as living symbols of divine order and political stability during the New Kingdom. By examining her titles, her appearances alongside her mother Tuya at temples like Luxor and Karnak, and her eventual…
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