tomb chapel of Meresankh III at Giza

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The tomb chapel of Meresankh III at Giza is an elaborately decorated Old Kingdom mastaba renowned for its well-preserved reliefs and statues depicting royal family members and court life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Old Kingdom monument
mastaba
tomb chapel
approximateDate circa 2490–2470 BCE
architecturalType rock-cut mastaba chapel
associatedWith Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
King Khafre
linked to: Khafre

King Khufu
linked to: Khufu

Meresankh III
contains multiple standing statues in niches
statue of Meresankh III with her mother Hetepheres II
country Egypt
culturalContext ancient Egyptian funerary cult
dateOfDiscovery 1927
depicts Meresankh III
craftsmen at work
funerary rituals
royal family members
scenes of daily life
servants and offering bearers
discoveredBy George Andrew Reisner
dynasty Fourth Dynasty
excavatedBy Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
function funerary chapel
hasDecoration false door
painted reliefs
reliefs
statues in niches
hasInscription hieroglyphic offering formulae
titles of Meresankh III
hasPart rock-cut chapel
serdab
shaft G 7530X
subterranean burial chambers
heritageStatus part of Giza pyramid complex
locatedIn Eastern Cemetery of Khufu
Giza Necropolis
linked to: Giza
material limestone
notableFor high-quality Old Kingdom art
in situ statues
well-preserved reliefs
orientation east–west
period Old Kingdom of Egypt
researchInterest Old Kingdom iconography
royal women of the Fourth Dynasty
siteCode G 7530–7540 complex

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Hetepheres II depictedIn tomb chapel of Meresankh III at Giza