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Menkaure or Menkaura (Egyptian transliteration: mn-kꜣw-rꜥ; c. 2550 BC - c. 2503 BC) was a king of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom.He is well known under his Hellenized names Mykerinos (Ancient Greek: Μυκερῖνος, romanized: Mukerînos by Herodotus), in turn Latinized as Mycerinus, and Menkheres (Μεγχέρης, Menkhérēs by Manetho).
Khamerernebty II is said to be the daughter of Khamerernebty I in her tomb. Khamerernebty I is thought to be the mother of Menkaure based on a partial inscription on a flint knife in the mortuary temple of Menkaure and hence a wife of King Khafre. This would imply that Khamerernebty II was the daughter of King Khafre and Khamerernebty I. [2]
English: An old-kingdom Greywacke Statue of Menkaure flanked by Hathor and Anput, Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Date: 12 March 2023, 03:42:36: Source: Own work: Author ...
His pyramid is the third and smallest of those at Giza pyramid complex and is known as Netjer-er-Menkaure, which translates into "Menkaure is Divine". There was a sarcophagus found within the pyramid, that is approximately eight feet in length and three feet in height, made of basalt.
Greywacke statue of the pharaoh Menkaure and his queen consort, Khamerernebty II. Originally from his Giza temple, now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston . (from History of ancient Egypt )
A statue of Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and their corgis in Antrim Castle Gardens, Northern Ireland, by sculptor Anto Brennan, has drawn criticism online.
Old Kingdom Period: This collection includes a range of significant artifacts, such as the statues of Djoser, Khafre, Menkaure, Sheikh El-Balad, the dwarf Seneb, King Pepi I, his son Merenre, as well as numerous coffins, statues of individuals, wall paintings, and the collection of Queen Hetepheres.
A new statue of Queen Elizabeth II is facing backlash, with some calling the effort to depict her a royal misfire. The bronze statue of the late queen was unveiled Sept. 6 in Northern Ireland ...