Red granite sarcophagus of Meresankh II (above is the east side of the coffin), from her Giza tomb G 7410 B, dating to the 4th Dynasty c.2606-2550 BC. Meresankh was the daughter of King Khufu and the sister of half-sister of King Khafra and she was buried in the royal mastaba field east of the great pyramid on the Giza plateau and was excavated in 1927. Her name means "She Loves Life" or "The Living One loves her". The sarcophagus was quarried at Aswan and the sides are decorated with the palace facade. There are only two sarcophagus with an offering list from the 4th Dynasty. The lid has retained the 'knobs' used to hold rope for raising and lower it from the sarcophagus body.
| Top | "A gift which the king gives to Anubis lord of the necropolis foremost of the divine booth..." and "that she might be buries as should be done for her one great of perfection Meresankh" |
| East | [left] Great of perfection King's wife Meresankh" [right] Follower of Horus Meresankh" |
| West | [left] King's bodily daughter Meresankh [right] Great of perfection King's wife Meresankh" |
| South | "Follower of Horus great of perfection Meresankh" and "1,000 carob beans, 1,000 dju-dju grain, 1,000 besha-fruit, 1,000 wheat, 1,000 emmer wheat and 1,000 barley" |
| North | "One who sees Horus and Seth Meresankh" and "1,000 bread and beer, 1,000 kinds of alabaster and liner, 1,000 incense, 1,000 incense, 1,000 oxen and all kings of fowl and every sweet thing" |
Above, south side of coffin
Coffin when excavated from tomb at Giza