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Menhet, Menwi and Merti

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Menhet, Menwi and Merti were three minor foreign-born wives of pharaoh Thutmose III who were buried in a lavishly furnished rock-cut tomb in Wady Gabbanat el-Qurud. Two of their names are West-Semitic in origin though none are Hurrian. Each were given the title of King's Wife, and were likely only minor members of the royal harem. It is not known if the women were even related since the faces on the lids of their canopic jars are all different.