Meritites IV (also known as Meritites II as she was the second ''queen'' by that name; ) was a

queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but hi ...

from the

Sixth Dynasty The Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty VI), along with the Third Dynasty of Egypt, Third, Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, Fourth and Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, Fifth Dynasty, constitutes the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old Kingdom of Dynastic Egyp ...

. She was believed to be a wife of

Pepi I Pepi I Meryre (also Pepy I; died 2283 BC) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, king, third king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled for over 40 years from the 24th to the 23rd century BC, toward the end of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old Ki ...

, but her title of ''King's Daughter of his body of Pepy-Mennefer'' (''s3t-niswt-nt-kht.f-ppy-mn-nfr'') is now understood to indicate that she was a daughter of Pepi I Meryre and wife of a king Neferkare, presumably

Pepi II Pepi II Neferkare ( 2284 BC – 2214 BC) was a pharaoh, king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, Sixth Dynasty in Egypt's Old Kingdom. His second name, Neferkare (''Nefer-ka-Re''), means "Beautiful is the Ka (Egyptian soul), Ka of Re (Egyptian religi ...

. One more evidence for that theory is that her name means "Beloved of her father".

Titles

Her titles include: ''Great one of the hetes-sceptre'', ''She who sees

Horus Horus (), also known as Heru, Har, Her, or Hor () in Egyptian language, Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as the god of kingship, healing, protection, the sun, and t ...

and Seth'' (''m33t-hrw-stsh''), ''Great of Praises'' (wrt-hzwt), ''King's Wife'' (hmt-nisw), ''King's Wife, his beloved'' (''hmt-nisw meryt.''f), and ''Companion of Horus'' (''smrt-hrw'').

Burial

Meritites IV was buried in

Saqqara Saqqara ( : saqqāra ), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English , is an Egyptian village in the markaz (county) of Badrashin in the Giza Governorate, that contains ancient burial grounds of Egyptian royalty, serving as the necropolis for ...

. Her pyramid lies to the south of the pyramid of

. Meritites' pyramid lies to the southwest of the complex of Queen

Inenek-Inti Inenek, also called Inti (), was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, a wife of King Pepi I of the 6th Dynasty. Titles Inti's titles were: ''Hereditary Princess'' (''iryt-p`t''), ''Foremost of the Elite'' (''ḥ`tit-p`t''), ''King's Wife'' (''hmt ...

and to the south of the queen's pyramid referred to as the "Southwestern pyramid".Verner, Miroslav. ''The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture, and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments''. Grove Press. 2001 (1997). pp. 356, 359;

References

{{Queens of Ancient Egypt Queens consort of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt 23rd-century BC women Pepi I Meryre 3rd-millennium BC births 23rd-century BC deaths