Menkaure in Wikipedia

Menkaure (or Men-Kau-Ra; Mycerinus in Latin; Μυκερινος Mykerinos in Greek) was a pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty of Egypt (c. 2620 BC–2480 BC) who ordered the construction of the third and smallest of the Pyramids of Giza. His name means "Eternal like the Souls of Re " He was the successor of Khafre. Some authors date his rule between 2532 BC–2503 BC or 28 years but the Turin King List has him ruling for 18 years which is the time given to him by other authors. [3] Several of his statues were unfinished upon his death-suggesting the shorter reign-while his pyramid is the smallest of all the three royal pyramids at Giza. His main queen was Khamerernebty II. Family Menkaure was the son of Khafre and the grandson on Khufu. A flint knife found in the mortuary temple of Menkaure mentioned a king's mother who is thought to have been Khamerernebty I, suggesting that Khafre and this queen were the parents of Menkaure. Menkaure is thought to have had at least two wives. [3] Queen Khamerernebty II is the daughter of queen Khamerernebti I and the mother of a king's son Khuenre. The location of Khuenre's tomb suggests that he was a son of Menkaure, making his mother the wife of this king. [4][5] Queen Rekhetre is known to have been a daughter of Khafre and as such the most likely identity of her husband is Menkaure. [4] Not many children are attested for Menkaure: Khuenre was the son of queen Khamerernebti II[3] Menkaure was not succeeded by Prince Khuenre, his eldest son, who predeceased Menkaure, but rather by Shepseskaf, a younger son of this king.[6] Shepseskaf was the successor to Menkaure and likely his son.[3] Sekhemre is known from a statue and possibly a son of Menkaure.[3] The royal court included several of Menkaure's half brothers. His brothers Nebemakhet, Duaenre, Nikaure, and Iunmin served as vizier during the reign of their brother. His brother Sekhemkare may have been younger and became vizier after the death of Menkaure. [7]...