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Ancient Egyptian queen consort From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Queen Meresankh III (c. 2578 BC - c. 2520 BC[1]) was the daughter of Hetepheres II and Prince Kawab and a granddaughter of the Egyptian king Khufu. She was the wife of King Khafre.
| Meresankh III | |
|---|---|
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| Queen consort of Egypt | |
| Tenure | c. 2550 BC |
| Born | c. 2578 BC |
| Died | c. 2520 BC (aged c. 53)[1] |
| Spouse | Khafre |
| Issue | Nebemakhet Duaenre Kenterka Niuserre (A) Ankhemre Shepsetkau |
| Father | Kawab |
| Mother | Hetepheres II |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
| Meresankh III in hieroglyphs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Meresankh Mrs ˁnḫ | |||||
Hetepheres also provided her daughter with a black granite sarcophagus decorated with palace facades for Meresankh's burial.[2]
Her tomb was discovered by archeologist George Reisner on April 23, 1927,[3] with subsequent excavations undertaken by his team on behalf of Harvard University and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Her sarcophagus and skeleton are today located in the Cairo Museum; the latter reveals that she was 1.54 metres (5'1") tall and between 50–55 years at her death.[1] An anthropological study suggested, that she might have suffered from bilateral silent sinus syndrome.[4]
The tomb also contained a set of the earliest known canopic jars.[5] A limestone statue depicting Queen Hetepheres embracing her late daughter Meresankh was found in her tomb and is today located in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.[6]
The children of Meresankh and Khafre include:
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