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Meresankh I

2700 BC - 2700 BC

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Meresankh I ("She loves life") was an ancient Egyptian kingʻs wife and the mother of King Sneferu. She may have been a wife of King Huni, the last king of the 3rd Dynasty.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. She is named alongside her son Sneferu in graffiti in the pyramid temple at Meidum. This graffiti dates to the reign of Tuthmosis III of the 18th Dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meresankh I is the 689th most popular companion (down from 648th in 2019). (down from 2,342nd in 2019)

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Among companions, Meresankh I ranks 689 out of 784Before her are Helvig of Schleswig, Empress Wang, Edith Tolkien, Felicia of Roucy, Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, and Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia. After her are Hedwig of Holstein, Hamida Banu Begum, Richardis of Schwerin, Queen of Sweden, Maria Caterina Brignole, Jan Zajíc, and Agafya Grushetskaya.

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Among people born in 2700 BC, Meresankh I ranks 10Before her are Sanakht, Hetepheres I, Merit-Ptah, Prince Rahotep, Henutsen, and Meritites I. After her are Djefatnebti, Horus Sa, Hetephernebti, and Khentetka. Among people deceased in 2700 BC, Meresankh I ranks 8Before her are Djoser, Sekhemkhet, Khaba, Seth-Peribsen, Hetepheres I, and Prince Rahotep. After her are Horus Sa, and Hetephernebti.

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