Meryteti

Meryteti ("loved by Teti"; fl. c. 2330 BC) served as vizier of Pepi I during the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. He was the son of the vizier Mereruka. His mother was the royal daughter Seshseshet Waatetkhethor, daughter of Teti.^[1] He was thus a nephew of the king Pepi I.

Meryteti
Vizier of Egypt
Tenure	c. 2330 BC
King	Pepi I
Burial	Badrshein, Giza, Egypt
Spouse	Nebet
Issue	Ihyemsaef (or Ihy) Niankhmin
Father	Mereruka
Mother	Seshseshet Waatetkhethor

Tomb

Meryteti was buried in the mastaba of his 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, while the third part belonged to Meryteti.^[2] The burial shaft of Meryteti is located in the north-west corner of Mereruka's tomb.^[3] His section of the tomb depicts his own wife, Nebet, and two sons, Ihyemsaef (or Ihy) and Niankhmin.^[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Meryteti
Mereruka Nedjetempet Meryteti Teti Sesheshet Seshseshet Waatetkhethor