Menkaura
E208860
Menkaura is an alternative name for Menkaure, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty best known for building the third and smallest of the three major pyramids at Giza.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menkaura canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1859462 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Menkaura Context triple: [Menkaure, nameVariant, Menkaura]
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Qa'a
Qa'a was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh traditionally regarded as the last ruler of the First Dynasty, overseeing a relatively stable and prosperous reign that marked the end of the Early Dynastic Period.
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B.
Pachacámac
Pachacámac is a district in the Lima Province of Peru, known for its important pre-Columbian archaeological site and temples dedicated to the deity Pachacámac.
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C.
Men-nefer
Men-nefer is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Memphis, a major political and religious center near modern Cairo.
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D.
Kukulcán
Kukulcán is the feathered serpent deity of the Maya, associated with wind, rain, and creation, and prominently worshipped at Chichén Itzá.
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E.
Amyrtaeus
Amyrtaeus was a 4th-century BCE Egyptian pharaoh who led a successful revolt against Persian rule and briefly restored native independence during Egypt’s Late Period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Menkaura Target entity description: Menkaura is an alternative name for Menkaure, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty best known for building the third and smallest of the three major pyramids at Giza.
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A.
Qa'a
Qa'a was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh traditionally regarded as the last ruler of the First Dynasty, overseeing a relatively stable and prosperous reign that marked the end of the Early Dynastic Period.
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B.
Pachacámac
Pachacámac is a district in the Lima Province of Peru, known for its important pre-Columbian archaeological site and temples dedicated to the deity Pachacámac.
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C.
Men-nefer
Men-nefer is the ancient Egyptian name for the city later known as Memphis, a major political and religious center near modern Cairo.
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D.
Kukulcán
Kukulcán is the feathered serpent deity of the Maya, associated with wind, rain, and creation, and prominently worshipped at Chichén Itzá.
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E.
Amyrtaeus
Amyrtaeus was a 4th-century BCE Egyptian pharaoh who led a successful revolt against Persian rule and briefly restored native independence during Egypt’s Late Period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | Menkaure ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hathor
ⓘ
Ra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Giza
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza Plateau
Giza Pyramids ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
|
| associatedWithSite | Giza ⓘ |
| burialMonument | Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Giza
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza Necropolis
|
| culture |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
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| depictedAs | statues with Hathor and nome deities ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Dynasty
|
| era | c. 26th century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Khafre ⓘ |
| grandfather | Khufu ⓘ |
| hasArtifact |
greywacke statue groups
ⓘ
triad statues of Menkaure ⓘ |
| hasCauseway | causeway linking mortuary and valley temples ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Khuenre
ⓘ
Sekhemre ⓘ Shepseskaf ⓘ |
| hasMainMonument | Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ |
| hasMortuaryTemple |
Menkaure mortuary temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Mortuary temple of Menkaure
|
| hasPyramid | Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ |
| hasSpouse |
Khamerernebty I
ⓘ
surface form:
Khamerernebty II
Rekhetre ⓘ |
| hasValleyTemple |
Menkaure mortuary temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Valley temple of Menkaure
|
| knownFor |
construction of the third pyramid at Giza
ⓘ
smallest of the three major pyramids at Giza ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
works of Herodotus
ⓘ
surface form:
Herodotus’ Histories (as Mycerinus)
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| monumentType | pyramid ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Eternal like the souls of Re ⓘ |
| nomen | Menkaure ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| praenomen | Khakhaure ⓘ |
| predecessor | Khafre ⓘ |
| pyramidLocation | southernmost pyramid at Giza ⓘ |
| pyramidRelativeSize | smallest of the three main Giza pyramids ⓘ |
| reignInPeriod | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Dynasty royal family
|
| successor | Shepseskaf ⓘ |
| successorDynastically | Fifth Dynasty of Egypt (indirectly) ⓘ |
| transliterationVariant |
Menkaure
ⓘ
Mycerinus ⓘ |
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Subject: Menkaura Description of subject: Menkaura is an alternative name for Menkaure, the ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty best known for building the third and smallest of the three major pyramids at Giza.
Referenced by (2)
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