Meresankh III
E201876
Meresankh III was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known from her richly decorated Giza tomb and her close ties to the royal family of the Old Kingdom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meresankh III canonical | 9 |
| Queens of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt | 2 |
| Meresankh the Third | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th Dynasty queen
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian queen ⓘ |
| approximateDate | mid-26th century BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
inscriptions naming her titles and family relations
ⓘ
sarcophagus found in tomb G 7530-7540 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Giza Pyramids
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
Giza royal family ⓘ
surface form:
Khufu family line
|
| burialEquipment |
offering niches and false doors
ⓘ
stone sarcophagus ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Giza
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza Necropolis
Tomb G 7530-7540 ⓘ |
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | George Andrew Reisner ⓘ |
| father | Hetepheres II ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| grandfather | Khufu ⓘ |
| hasDepiction |
painted statues in her tomb chapel
ⓘ
reliefs in tomb G 7530-7540 ⓘ |
| hasIssue | children of Khafre (names uncertain or debated) ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Meresankh III
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Meresankh the Third
Mersyankh III ⓘ |
| iconography |
shown wearing a wig and jewelry
ⓘ
shown with a tight-fitting dress ⓘ |
| knownFor |
close ties to the royal family of the Old Kingdom
ⓘ
richly decorated tomb at Giza ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| mother | Prince Kawab ⓘ |
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | reign of Khafre ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| socialStatus | high-ranking royal woman ⓘ |
| spouse | Khafre ⓘ |
| title |
Great One of the Hetes-Sceptre
ⓘ
King’s Daughter ⓘ King’s Daughter of His Body ⓘ King’s Wife ⓘ Priestess of Bapef ⓘ Priestess of Thoth ⓘ She Who Sees Horus and Seth ⓘ |
| tombDesignation | G 7530-7540 ⓘ |
| tombExcavationSite | Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition ⓘ |
| tombLocation | Eastern Cemetery at Giza ⓘ |
| tombType | rock-cut mastaba-tomb ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Queens of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Meresankh the Third
this entity surface form:
Queens of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt