Meresanch IV.

Meresanch IV was a queen of the ancient Egyptian 5th dynasty .

Origin and family

The descent of Meresanchs is unknown. Her husband cannot be determined with certainty either. Since, according to the architecture of her tomb, she must have lived at the end of the 5th Dynasty, both Menkauhor and Djedkare were considered. Merenre is more likely here, as her grave was built near the pyramid complex. Two princes named Kaemtjenent and Raemka , who were also buried nearby, could be sons of Menkauhor and Meresanch IV.

title

Meresanch had the following titles: Great Favorite , King Wife , With great esteem, Who looks at Horus and Seth , Servant of Thoth , Servant of Tjaisepef , Director of the butcher in the acacia house, Comrade of Horus , Friend of Horus, Companion of the lover of the two mistresses.

tomb

False door of Meresanch IV. From Mastaba 82 in Saqqara

Meresanch IV was buried in mastaba 82 in the north of Saqqara . The mastaba's burial chapel consists of only one room. On the south wall remains of painting are preserved in two registers. Pictured are harpers , and singing and dancing women. On the west wall there is a false door that gives the name and title of Meresanch.

literature

Michel Baud : Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2 (= Bibliothèque d'Étude. Volume 126/2). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0250-6 , pp. 463–464 ( PDF; 16.7 MB ).
Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt . The American University in Cairo Press, London 2004, ISBN 977-424-878-3 , pp. 62-69.
Wolfram Grajetzki : Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary. Golden House Publications, London, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9547218-9-3 .
Bertha Porter , Rosalind LB Moss , Ethel W. Burney: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume III: Memphis. Part 2: Ṣaqqâra to Dahshûr. 2nd edition, revised and expanded by Jaromír Málek . Griffith Institute / Ashmolean Museum , Oxford 1981, ISBN 0-900416-23-8 , p. 488 ( PDF; 33.5 MB ); Retrieved from The Digital Topographical Bibliography .
Joyce Tyldesley : The Queens of Ancient Egypt. From the early dynasties to the death of Cleopatra. Koehler & Amelang, Leipzig 2008, ISBN 978-3-7338-0358-2 .

Individual evidence

↑ Hermann Ranke : The Egyptian personal names. Volume 1: Directory of Names. Augustin, Glückstadt 1935, p. 158 ( PDF file; 24.2 MB ).
↑ Silke Roth : The royal mothers of ancient Egypt from the early days to the end of the 12th dynasty. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7 , p. 385.

personal data
SURNAME	Meresanch IV.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Queen of the ancient Egyptian 5th Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	25th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	25th century BC BC or 24th century BC Chr.

[1] Hermann Ranke : The Egyptian personal names. Volume 1: Directory of Names. Augustin, Glückstadt 1935, p. 158 ( PDF file; 24.2 MB ).

[2] Silke Roth : The royal mothers of ancient Egypt from the early days to the end of the 12th dynasty. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7 , p. 385.