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Menkaura

The fifth pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty
Also known as: Menkaure · Mykerinos · Mycerinus
According to Africanus, Manetho named Mencheres (Menkaura) as the successor of king Bicheris, but according to the archaeological records, he was the successor of Khafra. Eusebius' record of Manetho's fourth dynasty only mentions one king by name; Soyphis (Khufu). The fourth dynasty in the Turin papyrus is heavily damaged, but Khafra can be read in 4.12. The name that would occupy 4.14 mentions a reign of at least 28 years, which can hardly be anyone but Menkaura.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

kA-Xt
Ka khet
kꜢ-ẖt
"The bull of the (divine) Corporation"
Legrain, Achats à Louqsor, ASAE 4 (1903): 134
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:54-55, 6:H1
kA-Xt
Ka khet
kꜢ-ẖt
"The bull of the (divine) Corporation"
Kaplony Die Rollsiegel des Alten Reiches, II, plate XXXIV
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:54-55, 6:H2
kA
Ka
kꜢ
"The bull (by means) of the Two Ladies"
Legrain, Achats à Louqsor, ASAE 4 (1903): 134
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:54-55, 6:N
nTr-bjk-nbw
Netjery bik nebu
nṯr-bꞽk-nbw
"The golden falcon is divine"
Aegyptische Inschriften aus den Königlichen Museen zu Berlin, (19999)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:54-55, 6:G
mn-kA-ra
Men ka Ra
mn-kꜢ-rꜤ
"The established one of the ka of Ra"
Kaplony Die Rollsiegel des Alten Reiches, II, plate XXXV
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:54-55, 6:E2
mn-kAw-ra
Men kau Ra ★
mn-kꜢw-rꜤ
"The established one of the kas of Ra"
(only seen on the Saqqara king list by Mariette in 1864.)
Saqqara Canon39·Beckerath, “Handbuch”:54-55, 6:E1
mn-kAw-ra
Men kau Ra ★
mn-kꜢw-rꜤ
"The established one of the kas of Ra"
Abydos Canon24·Beckerath, “Handbuch”:54-55, 6:E3
Name missing
Name missing
Turin King List4.14

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  iv, 4 Mενχερης Mencheres 63 years
Herodotus  129 Μυκερινον Mycerinos –
Diodorus  1.64.6 Μυκερινος Mycerinus –
Eratosthenes  17 Μοσχερως Moscheres 31 years

References