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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Queen

Cartoon of a woman with a flower, long eyelashes, and a crown band

Meresankh III

A queen with a colourful tomb at Giza.

Years
About 2500 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
Old Kingdom. Old Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
Giza

Three facts

  1. 1Her tomb is cut into the rock at Giza.
  2. 2Paintings still show her family.
  3. 3She was a granddaughter of Khufu.

More to know

Her chapel is special because so much colour remains. A lot of Old Kingdom paint has worn away.

Places: Giza.

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