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

queen Queen or QUEEN may refer to: Monarchy * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom ** List of queens regnant * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...

from the

Sixth Dynasty The Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty VI), along with the Third, Fourth and Fifth Dynasty, constitutes the Old Kingdom of Dynastic Egypt. Pharaohs Known pharaohs of the Sixth Dynasty are listed in the table below. Manetho acc ...

. She was believed to be a wife of

Pepi I Meryre Pepi I Meryre (also Pepy I) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, third king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled for over 40 years at the turn of the 24th and 23rd centuries BC, toward the end of the Old Kingdom period. He was the son of ...

, 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

and wife of a king Neferkare, presumably

Pepi II Pepi II Neferkare (2284 BC – after 2247 BC, probably either 2216 or 2184 BC) was a pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty in Egypt's Old Kingdom who reigned from 2278 BC. His second name, Neferkare (''Nefer-ka-Re''), means "Beautiful is ...

. 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 or Heru, Hor, Har in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the P ...

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 ( 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, Memphis. ...

. Her pyramid lies to the south of the pyramid of

Pepi I Pepi I Meryre (also Pepy I) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, third king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled for over 40 years at the turn of the 24th and 23rd centuries BC, toward the end of the Old Kingdom period. He was the son 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 Pharaoh 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'' (' ...

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

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