Meresankh I ("She loves life") was an ancient Egyptian kingʻs wife and the mother of King Sneferu.Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. ''The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. 2004. She may have been a wife of King Huni, the last king of the

3rd Dynasty The Third Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty III) is the first dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old Kingdom. Other dynasties of the Old Kingdom include the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, Fourth, Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, Fifth and Sixth Dynasty of ...

.Meresankh Iʻs name appears on a fragment of the Palermo Stone and an estate of Meresankh may be named in the tomb of Pehernefer in

Saqqara Saqqara ( ar, سقارة, ), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English , is an Egyptian village in Giza Governorate, that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for the ancient Egyptian capital, Memphi ...

. She is named alongside her son Sneferu in graffiti in the pyramid

temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called church (building), churches), Hindui ...

at Meidum. This graffiti dates to the reign of Tuthmosis III of the 18th Dynasty. The text recites a ''hetep di nesu'' (offerings) text for the ''ka'' of King Sneferu and Queen Meresankh.Alexander J. Peden: ''The graffiti of pharaonic Egypt: scope and roles of informal writings (c. 3100-332 B.C.)''. BRILL, Leiden 2001, , pg. 65

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