Meresankh I
E214749
Meresankh I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, likely a consort of King Sneferu and an early member of the royal family that founded the Giza pyramid complex.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meresankh I canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian queen
ⓘ
royal person ⓘ |
| associatedDynast |
Khufu
ⓘ
Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ
surface form:
Sneferu
|
| associatedWithPlace |
Giza
ⓘ
ancient city of Memphis ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis (ancient Egypt)
|
| burialSite | unknown ⓘ |
| chronology | early 4th Dynasty ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| era |
Pharaoh Sneferu
ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Sneferu
|
| familyConnection | founding family of the Giza pyramid complex ⓘ |
| language |
Egyptian language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian language
|
| memberOf |
Giza royal family
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian royal family
|
| nameMeaning | “She loves life” (approximate meaning of Meresankh) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the royal family that established the Giza necropolis
ⓘ
being an early 4th Dynasty queen ⓘ |
| positionHeld | queen consort of Egypt ⓘ |
| possibleMotherOf | Khufu ⓘ |
| possibleSpouse |
Pharaoh Sneferu
ⓘ
surface form:
Sneferu
|
| precededBy | queens of the 3rd Dynasty ⓘ |
| relative | Khufu ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalStatus | consort of the king ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Pharaoh Sneferu
ⓘ
surface form:
Sneferu
|
| succeededBy | Hetepheres I ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| title |
king’s wife
ⓘ
queen ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sneferu