Merit-Ptah
| Merit-Ptah | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Merit Second or Third Dynasty Egypt |
| Occupation | Physician[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Unknown |
| Children | Son |
Merit Ptah ("Beloved of the god Ptah"; c. 2700 BCE) was an early physician in ancient Egypt.[2]
Her picture can be seen on a tomb in the necropolis near the step pyramid of Saqqara.
The physician Merit Ptah should not be confused with Merit-Ptah, the wife of Ramose, the Governor of Thebes and Vizier under Akhenaten, who is depicted with her husband in TT55 in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna.[3]
Legacy
Merit Ptah crater on Venus
The International Astronomical Union named the impact crater Merit Ptah on Venus after her.
Notes
- ↑ New Scientist, 19 Feb 1987. Page about Merit-Ptah.
- ↑ Women in Leadership: Contextual Dynamics and Boundaries by Karin Klenke
- ↑ Baikie, James (1932). Egyptian Antiquities in the Nile Valley. Methuen.
References
- Merit Ptah
- Kampp, Friederike: Die Thebanische Nekropole (Mainz: Zabern, 1996), Vol. I, p. 262.
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