Menkaure

Menkaure (mĕnkōˈrā) [key] or Mycerinus mĭsərĪˈnəs, fl. 2525? B.C., king of ancient Egypt, of the IV dynasty; successor of Khafre. He built the third pyramid at Giza.

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