Meret-Isesi (also Mereret-Isesi; "Beloved by Isesi"; ) was a
Princess
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of
Egypt
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during the
5th Dynasty. Her father was
King
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Djedkare. Meret-Isesi appears as a ''King's daughter'' ''of his body'' in a relief which likely comes from Abusir.
[Dodson, Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2004]
The relief can be found on th
Brooklyn Museum page for Mereret-Isesi The caption identifies this princess as
Kekheretnebti (she was a sister of Mereret-Isesi), but the text clearly identifies her as Mereret-Isesi.
References
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25th-century BC women
24th-century BC women
Princesses of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
3rd-millennium BC births
3rd-millennium BC deaths