Meres Ankh Tomb

Meres Ankh Tomb is an ancient burial site in Giza featuring three underground chambers carved into bedrock with detailed wall reliefs depicting daily activities and religious ceremonies from ancient Egypt. The chambers connect to one another and display carefully carved reliefs covering their surfaces.

This burial site was built during the Fourth Dynasty and belonged to Meresankh III, granddaughter of Pharaoh Khufu and wife of King Khafre around 2500 BCE. The construction and design of the burial chamber reflect the status and importance of the deceased within the royal family.

The walls display detailed scenes of craftsmen, offering bearers, and royal family members, providing insights into the social structures of ancient Egyptian society. These images give a direct sense of how people worked and lived in that era.

The entrance is located in the Eastern Cemetery of the Giza complex, easily reached on foot from the Great Pyramid area. Visitors should wear suitable shoes as descent into the underground chambers involves uneven steps and passages.

The burial chamber contains rare statues of women carved directly from the rock walls, representing the deceased and her relatives. This distinctive carving technique was unusual for royal tombs of that period.

Location: الجيزة

Address: حارة الحسين بن علي، نزلة السمان، الهرم، الجيزة،، X4HQ+44G, Nazlet El-Semman, Al Haram, Giza Governorate 3512201, Egypt

Website: https://egymonuments.com/locations/tickets/Pyramids

GPS coordinates: 29.97780,31.13774

Latest update: December 9, 2025 20:29