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Skeleton of Meresankh; a few bones missing.
Illustration: No

Details

ID
EMC_JE_60540
Alternate IDs
JE_60540; EMC_JE_60540; HUMFA_27-6-19; 27-6-19
Department
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Classification
Human remains
Entry Date
06/05/1927
Title
Skeleton of Meresankh
Medium
Bone
Credit Line
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Provenance
G 7530-7540: pit G 7530 A, inside sarcophagus (half of jarwbone with teeth in place, was lying on floor in debris, thrown by thieves)
Bibliography
Dunham, Dows, and William Kelly Simpson. The Mastaba of Queen Mersyankh III (G 7530-7540). Giza Mastabas 1. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, 1974, p. 23, pl. 14. Habicht, Michael E., Patrick E. Eppenberger, Francesco Maria Galassi, Frank J. Ruhli, and Maciej Hennebert. "Queen Meresankh III-The Oldest Case of Bilateral Sinus Syndrome (C. 2620/10-2570 BC)." Anthropologie 56/2 (2018), pp. 103-113.

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