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Kings and Queens 4th dynasty Seneferu, Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, Djedefre, etc. 11th dynasty Kings named Mentuhotep and Intef 12th dynasty Amenemhet I - IV, Senusret I-III 18th dynasty Amenhotep I-IV, Tuthmosis I-IV, Akhenaten, Tutankhamen, Aye, Horemheb, etc. 19th dynasty Sety I-II, Ramesses I-II, Merenptah, Amenmesses, Tawosret. 20th dynasty Sethnakht, Ramesses III Ramesses IV - XI Cleopatra VII Philopator Queens (D1-6)- Old Kingdom Queens (D11-13) Middle Kingd. Queens (D16-20)- New Kingdom Queens (D21-29)- Late Period Officials, Priesthood etc. Viziers (New Kingdom)
High Priests of Amun God's Wives of Amun High Priests of Ptah Viceroys of Nubia Who's who of New Kingdom  Amarna Period Akhenaten
Queen Nefertiti inscriptions Queen Nefertiti. Queen Kiya Smenkhare Tutankhamen Tombs at Amarna Houses at Amarna Tombs: Valley
of the Kings,
Valley of the Queens Theban Tombs, Tombs at Abydos Tombs at El Kab Tombs in Aswan Early dynastic Saqqara New Kingdom Saqqara The Unis Cemetary Mastabas at the Giza Plateau Giza
Mastabas 1000 cemetary
Giza Mastaba 2000 cemetary Giza Mataba 2300 cemetary Giza Mastaba 4000 cemetary Giza Mastaba 5000 cemetary Giza Mastaba 6000 cemetary Giza Mastaba 7000 cemetary Mummy Caches |
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Menkaure  Statue from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. (18 years, ca 2414 – 2396 BCE) Horus name: Ka-khet Nebty name: Ka-nebty Golden Falcon name: Netjeru-nub-netjery Nomen: Menkaure (from digitalegypt) Greek: Mycerinos Son of Khafre and Queen Khamerernebty I. Menkaure followed his father on the throne. Several of his half brothers served at court as Vizier. His cousin Mindjedef (son of Kawab) may have been treasurer for Menkaure. Not much is known from the time of Menkaure. His monuments at Giza show some of the building projects Menkaure was involved in and the statues found in the temples give us a glimpse of the art of the time period, but not much else is known. Menkaure's principal wife was Khamerenebti II and Rheketre may have been another wife of Menkaure. It is not known for instance is Menkaure's successor Shepseskaf was related to him. It has been suggested that Shepseskaf was a son of Menkaure by a minor Queen, but this is not certain.  Menkaure's pyramid (From Egyptarchive - Jon Bodsworth) Pyramid: Menkaure's pyramid at Giza was called The Netjer-er-Menkaure which means "Menkaure is Divine". Theis pyramid is the smallest of the three pyramids at Giza. Three subsidiary pyramids ("Queen's pyramids") These pyramids are sometimes labeled G-IIIa (East subsidiary pyramid), G-IIIb (Middle subsidiary pyramid) and G-IIIc (West subsidiary pyramid). In the chapel associated with G-IIIa a statue of a Queen was found. It is possible that these pyramids were meant for the Queens of Khafre. It may be that Khamerernebti II was buried in one of the pyramids. Valley Temple The Valley temple was a mainly brick built structure which was enlarged in the 5th or 6th dynasty. From this temple come the famous statues of Menkaure with his Queen and Menkaure with several deities. A partial list includes:
 Menkaure and Khamernebty. Mortuary Temple At this temple more statues and statue fragments were found. An interesting find is a fragment of a wand from Queen Khamerenebti I. The piece is now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Khamerernebti is given the title King's Mother on the fragment. Wives:
Sons:
Daughters:
 Triad depicting Menkaure and two goddesses (From egyptarchive - Jon Bodsworth) Other
people from the time of Menkaure
Akhi. Overseer of all works of the King, Overseer of the Two Treasuries, Overseer of the royal granaries, etc. G 4750. Du(ae)nre Son of Khafre and Meresankh III. Buried in Mastaba G 5110. Served as Vizier during the reign of his brother Menkaure. Seneferu-khaf Son of the Vizier Nefermaat II and great-grandson of Seneferu. Sneferu-khaf may have lived into the ealry 5th dynasty. Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, Herdsman of Apis, etc.Tomb G 7070 Prince Duaenhor King’s son of his body, Companion of his father. Probably a son of Kawab and Hetepheres II. Lived during the reigns of Khafre en Menkaure. Buried in G 7550 (LG 58) Prince Mindjedef. King’s son of his body, Hereditary prince, Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, etc. Possibly a son of Kawab and Hetepheres II. Married to lady Khufu-ankh. Tomb G 7760. Prince Sekhemkare. King’s eldest son of his body, Chief Justice and Vizier Son of Khafre and Queen Henukehedjet. Buried in G 8154 (= LG 89). Probably served as Vizier under Userkaf and Sahure. Married to Lady Khufu[...], a royal acquaintance. Khaemnefert. Royal chamberlain. Mastaba at Giza (G II). The sarcophagus is now in the Roemer- und Pelizaeusmuseum in Hildesheim. Khufudjedef. King's son, Master of the [royal] largesse. Tomb at Giza: G I-South Cemetery - Mastaba IV. The sarcophagus is now in the Roemer- und Pelizaeusmuseum in Hildesheim. Niankhre. G I-South Cemetery: Mastaba V (LG 52) Nebemakhet. King’s son of his body, Chief Justice and Vizier, etc. Son of Khafre and Meresankh III. Nebemakhet is mentioned in Meresankh's tomb G 7530-7540). Buried in G 8172 (Lepsius 86)? Two tombs are ascribed to Nebemakhet according to Porter ad Moss: LG 12 in the Quarry cemetary west of the second pyramid, and LG 86 in the central field. Married to Nubhotep, Prophetess of Hathor Mistress-of-the-Sycamore in all her places, etc. Mentioned in the tomb of his brother Duaenre. Nikaure: According to Porter and Moss Nikaure held the titles King’s eldest son of his body, Chief Justice and Vizier (of Menkaure). His wife Nekennebti (Nikanebti) was a prophetess of Hathor Mistress-of-the-Sycamore in all her places, and of Neith, etc. Nikaure is said to be a son of Khafre and Queen Personet. Tomb: LG 87 (G 8158). Debhen (Debehen). Overlord of Nekheb, Secretary of the Toilet-house, Master of the largesse in the Mansion of Life, etc. Tomb G 8090 (= LG 90)   Entrance to Debhen's tomb and an inscription describes the construction of the tomb with materials granted to Debhen by Menkaure. (Jon Bodsworth) Iunmin King's eldest son of his body, Chief Justice and Vizier (of Menkaure), etc. Possibly a son of Khafre; Iunmin was married to the lady Khamerernebti. Tomb G 8080 (= LG 92) Ankhmare. King's eldest son of his body, Chief Justice and Vizier (of Menkaure), Treasurer of his father the King of Lower Egypt, etc. Son of Khafre and Meresankh III, mentioned in the tomb of his brother Nebemakhet. Mastaba in Giza G 8460. References: Dodson, Hilton The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, London 2004 N-C. Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings; Part III; Download from Gizapyramids.org |
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