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See the tomb of Queen Mers Ankh .. only 5 pounds

Queen Mers Ankh III, daughter of Queen Hetepheres II, and Prince Kaab and granddaughter of King Khufu, and her parents were brother and sister, and she married King Khafre and gave birth to him four sons and one daughter, and thus Morsenkh the third, an Egyptian queen, except She was not ruling.

The third Mers ankh, a cemetery that tells part of the Queen's history, is located under the shades of the Great Pyramid. The cemetery is characterized by its large size and wonderful decorations that reflect its great position, and it also contains the best preserved views within the tombs of the eastern cemetery on the Giza Plateau.

The walls of the tomb were decorated with many varied scenes, including scenes of bread making, brewing beer, making mats, smelting metals, carving statues, scenes of grazing and birds, in addition to scenes representing the queen herself, as well as wonderful views of the offering bearers who carried various gifts to the queen and whose purpose was to transform those The scenery magically turns into real offerings made to her soul continuously in the afterlife.

Among the cool things they carry are a canopy with a bed underneath, an armchair and a carrying chair.

Real pieces similar to those furniture were discovered inside the tomb of Queen Hetepheres I, the mother of King Khufu, which is currently preserved in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.

What is striking for the visitor to the cemetery is the presence of ten large statues carved on the north wall of women standing next to each other, believed to represent all of Mers Ankh herself, her mother and her daughters.

The price of the entrance ticket to the cemetery is 50 pounds for foreigners, and for foreign students, the price of the entrance ticket to the cemetery is 25 pounds

Egyptians and Arabs, senior citizens are 20 pounds, while students are only 5 pounds

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