Meritaten was an ancient Egyptian princess and queen who lived during the 14th century BC. The eldest of six daughters born to the “heretic” Pharaoh Akhenaten, Meritaten would participate in official ceremonies under her father and then become a Great Royal Wife (that is, queen consort) to Akhenaten’s successor Smenkhare. Some have also identified her with a female Pharaoh succeeding Smenkhare named Neferneferuaten, although other scholars identify that Pharaoh with her mother Nefertiti instead.