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This paper concentrated on the importance of Merib's titles that reflected the administrative and political state at the End of Khufu Reign and the Beginning of Djedefre Reign. The study is based on the publication of the tomb of Merib in the book of P. Der Manuelian, Mastabas of Nucleus Cemetery G 2100, I. Major Mastabas G 2100-2220, Boston, 2009. After an introduction on the aims of the study, the article deals with the following points: Firstly, the author concerns with sources, date, location and excavation of Merib’s tomb. Secondly, he points out Merib's titles and importance of studying them. Thirdly, the study is devoted to Interpretation of the relation background among Merib’s titles into fifth stages according to the supposed order of Merib's titles which took place in his life. Fourthly, it tries to show the royal pedigree relation of Merib and its historic results. Fifthly, it presents an overview of the hypothetical notion about the political relation between Merib together with his coequals and Djedefre. Sixthly, it discusses various aspects of the birth land and the origin of Merib's Family in historical context. Finally, attention is drawn to sketch the political situation in the light of the culmination of the conflict between the disputed crown princes, and to prove that the royal custom of getting their princesses married with men who did not belong to the royal family, returned to the time of Fourth Dynasty, not only to the Sixth Dynasty as it was known before.
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