October 2026

Close-up of a seal impression on a mudstopper from Saqqara tomb S3503 with serekhs (rectangular symbols that were used to frame an Egyptian king’s name in the Early Dynastic period). Courtesy of the Egypt Exploration Society; used with permission from the author.

Egyptologists have long disputed whether Meretneith was an independent ruler of Egypt. Can new digital analysis of an old photograph solve the mystery?

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