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Menkauhor
- Reign
- c. 2420–2410 (2389–2380) BC
- Other names
- Kaiu, Men-khau, Mencheres
- Dynasty
- 5th Dynasty
- Period
- Old Kingdom, c. 2700–2200 BC
- Capital at the time
- Memphis
Menkauhor is listed in the king list under ‘5th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Old Kingdom (c. 2700–2200 BC). Reign: c. 2420–2410 (2389–2380) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. Other recorded names: Kaiu, Men-khau, Mencheres.
What is known about Menkauhor
Pyramid perhaps identical with the Lepsius L pyramid at Dahshur or the Lepsius XXIX pyramid at North Saqqara. Sun temple (lost).
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Old Kingdom
The age of the pyramids: a powerful centralised state organises labour and raw materials on an unprecedented scale. The king is regarded as the son of the sun god Ra.
- c. 2560 BCPyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx of Giza.
- c. 2470 BC5th Dynasty: sun temples for the god Ra; Sahure sends an expedition to Punt, the land of incense.
- c. 2350 BCPyramid Texts in the pyramid of Unas: the oldest known collection of religious texts from Egypt.
- c. 2245–2180 BCPepi II reigns for more than 60 years; the administration is decentralised and the provincial governors (nomarchs) grow stronger.
More about this period: Old Kingdom
5th Dynasty: all rulers
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