RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Meritaten

1400 BC - 1400 BC

Meritaten

Meritaten, also spelled Merytaten, Meritaton or Meryetaten (Ancient Egyptian: mrii.t-itn) (14th century BC), was an ancient Egyptian royal woman of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Her name means "She who is beloved of Aten"; Aten being the sun-deity whom her father, Pharaoh Akhenaten, worshipped. She held several titles, performing official roles for her father and becoming the Great Royal Wife to Pharaoh Smenkhkare, who may have been a brother or son of Akhenaten. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meritaten has received more than 447,007 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Meritaten is the 549th most popular religious figure (down from 367th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 20th most popular Egyptian Religious Figure.

Meritaten was the daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti. She was the second wife of her father and the mother of Tutankhamun. She is most famous for being the mother of Tutankhamun, who was the last Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty.

Memorability Metrics

450k
Page Views (PV)
66.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
9.63
Effective Languages (L*)
2.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Meritaten ranks 549 out of 3,187. Before her are Hind bint Utbah, Penitent thief, Simon Magus, Pope Boniface II, Antipope Clement VII, and Zayd ibn Thabit. After her are William Laud, Saint Timothy, Truganini, Pope Telesphorus, Josemaría Escrivá, and Patriarch Kirill of Moscow.

Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia

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Hind bint Utbah
510 - 635
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 543
Penitent thief
18 BC - 30
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 544
Simon Magus
50 - 65
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 545
Pope Boniface II
470 - 532
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 546
Antipope Clement VII
1342 - 1394
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 547
Zayd ibn Thabit
615 - 665
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 548
Meritaten
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 549
William Laud
1573 - 1645
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 550
Saint Timothy
17 - 97
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 551
Truganini
1812 - 1876
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 552
Pope Telesphorus
100 - 137
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 553
Josemaría Escrivá
1902 - 1975
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 554
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 555

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1400 BC, Meritaten ranks 4. Before her are Nefertiti, Akhenaten, and Smenkhkare. After her are Jethro, Kiya, Shalmaneser I, Muršili II, Meritamen, Adad-nirari I, Fu Hao, and Piyassili. Among people deceased in 1400 BC, Meritaten ranks 4. Before her are Ay, Ankhesenamun, and Thutmose IV. After her are Jethro, Kiya, Amenhotep, son of Hapu, Yuya, Tadukhipa, Piyassili, Neferneferuaten Tasherit, and Mutemwiya.

Others Born in 1400 BC

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Nefertiti
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1330 BC
HPI: 85.24
Rank: 1
Akhenaten
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 2
Smenkhkare
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 3
Meritaten
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 4
Jethro
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 5
Kiya
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 6
Shalmaneser I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 7
Muršili II
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 8
Meritamen
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 9
Adad-nirari I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1274 BC
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 10
Fu Hao
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 11
Piyassili
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1400 BC

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Ay
POLITICIAN
1380 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 1
Ankhesenamun
COMPANION
1347 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 2
Thutmose IV
PHYSICIAN
1420 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 3
Meritaten
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 4
Jethro
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 5
Kiya
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 6
Amenhotep, son of Hapu
ARCHITECT
1420 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 7
Yuya
POLITICIAN
1500 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 8
Tadukhipa
POLITICIAN
1365 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 9
Piyassili
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 10
Neferneferuaten Tasherit
COMPANION
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 11
Mutemwiya
COMPANION
1500 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 12

In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Meritaten ranks 104 out of 642. Before her are Mary of Egypt (344), Ctesibius (-284), Djet (-3000), Mohamed ElBaradei (1942), Ramesses VI (-1175), and Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935). After her are Kamose (-1600), Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372), Shepseskaf (-2600), Seti II (-1300), Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (-152), and Dorothy Hodgkin (1910).

Others born in Egypt

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Mary of Egypt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
344 - 421
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 98
Ctesibius
MATHEMATICIAN
284 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 99
Djet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
3000 BC - 2980 BC
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 100
Mohamed ElBaradei
DIPLOMAT
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 101
Ramesses VI
NOBLEMAN
1175 BC - 1136 BC
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 102
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 103
Meritaten
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 104
Kamose
POLITICIAN
1600 BC - 1549 BC
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 105
Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
HISTORIAN
1372 - 1449
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 106
Shepseskaf
POLITICIAN
2600 BC - 2499 BC
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 107
Seti II
POLITICIAN
1300 BC - 1194 BC
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 108
Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator
POLITICIAN
152 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 109
Dorothy Hodgkin
CHEMIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 110