| Tiy-Merenese | |
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| Queen consort of Egypt | |
A Queen from the New Kingdom |
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| Full name | Tiy-Merenese |
| Buried | unknown |
| Consort | Pharaoh Sethnakht |
| Dynasty | 20th Dynasty of Egypt |
| Father | unknown |
| Mother | unknown |
| Children | Ramesses III |
| Religious beliefs | Ancient Egyptian religion |
| Tiy-merenese in hieroglyphs |
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Tiy-merenese,[1] Teye-Merenaset,[2] Tiye-Mereniset[3] (Tiy, Beloved of Isis) was the Great Royal Wife of pharaoh Setnakht and mother of Ramesses III of the Twentieth dynasty of Egypt.
She is the only known wife of Setnakhte. She was depicted together with her husband on a stela in Abydos. A priest named Meresyotef is shown adoring Setnakhte and Tiy-Merenese and their son Ramesses III is shown making offerings. Tiye-Merenese also appears on blocks found in Abydos which were reused in other buildings.[2][3]
In addition Mer en Set is both an Egyptian Coptic Phrase and Initiatory Title from the Budge version of the Egyptian Book of the Dead and it means Beloved of Set. Mer is Beloved, en means of and Set is Set of course. Her husband Setnakhte means Set is Mighty so or course she is Beloved of Set.