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Something I have always found interesting is that Bintanath is said to have married her full brother Meremptah on the death of her father but I find this unlikely. She would have been significantly elder than her brother and may even have acted in the role of Step mother. I cannot see Meremptah marrying her considering her age and the unlikelyhood of any heirs resulting. In this I echo the sentiments of Joyce Tyldesly in her book 'Ramses' .
We know Meremptah married his sister Iset Nofret the second and she became his Great Royal Wife but we also know that he married a 'Bintanath'. The "Royal Daughter, Royal Sister, Great Royal Wife Bintanath" appears on a statue of Merenptah in front of the Luxor pylon, titles which would apply equally to any daughter of Bintanath by Ramses and we know she had one.
Is there anymore firm evidence out there for this 'Bintanath II' as i'll call her?
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