Menkaure (Mycerinus)

Menkaure (Mycerinus) in Tour Egypt

MENKAURE, THE LAST GREAT PYRAMID BUILDER ON THE GIZA PLATEAU BY JIMMY DUNN. While the great pyramids of the Giza Plateau attest to the lofty rule of at least three of Egypt's early, 4th Dynasty rulers, we actually know very little about these men. Of course, one reason for this was the lack of inscriptions on their most dominate and enduring m...

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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–25...

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