Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Greywacke group statue of Menkaure, standing; to one side, Hathor crowned with sun disc and horns; to the other, personification of the Theban nome
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- ID
- EMC_JE_40678
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- Department
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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- Classification
- Sculpture
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- Findspot
- Menkaure Valley Temple, S magazines, corridor III 4
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- Material
- Greywacke
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- Dimensions
- H 93 x L 47 cm
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- Credit Line
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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- Cairo Special Register number
- EMC_SR_2/14639
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- Period
- Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaure
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- Object owned by
- Egyptian Museum, Cairo
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- Owner
- Menkaure
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- Excavator
- George Andrew Reisner, American, 1867–1942
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- Notes
- From excavations of George Reisner, 1908
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- Remarks
- RELATED CONSTITUENT(S): Menkaure; George Reisner; RELATED SITE(S): Menkaure Valley Temple; RELATED MEDIA: EMC_JE_VIII_sp064LR; MFAB_A247_NS; MFAB_A248_NS; MFAB_A249_NS; MFAB_A250_NS; MFAB_B265_NS; MFAB_B268_NS; MFAB_B269_NS; MFAB_B272_NS; MFAB_B273_NS; MFAB_B274_NS; MFAB_B275_NS; MFAB_B333_NS; MFAB_A277_NS; MFAB_A278_NS; MFAB_A279_NS; MFAB_B334_NS; MFAB_B335_NS; MFAB_B336_NS; MFAB_B337_NS; MFAB_B338_NS; MFAB_B339_NS; MFAB_B557_NS; MFAB_B558_NS; MFAB_C13297_NS; MFAB_C13300_NS; MFAB_C568_NS; PDM_1993.066.23; PDM_1993.066.25; PDM_1993.066.26; PDM_1993.066.27
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- Site Name Menkaure Pyramid Complex
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Reisner, George A. Mycerinus: The Temples of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1931
Ancient People
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- Type Owner
- Remarks Fifth king of Dynasty 4. Son of Khafre. Husband of Khamerernebti II. Builder of the Third Pyramid at Giza. Known two thousand years later by the Greeks as King Mycerinus.
Modern People
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- Type Excavator
- Nationality & Dates American, 1867–1942
- Remarks Egyptologist, archaeologist; Referred to as "the doctor" and "mudir" (Arabic for "director") in the excavation records. Nationality and life dates from Who was Who in Egyptology.
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- Type Object owned by
ID: HUMFA_A247_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, corridor III 4, four greywacke triads (Hare nome = published no. 9 = MFA 09.200, nome of Diospolis Parva/Bat = published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499, Theban nome = published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678, Jackal nome = published no. 11 = Cairo JE 40679) in situ, looking N
ID: HUMFA_B334_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (quarter view proper right): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_A249_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, corridor III 4, four greywacke triads (Hare nome = published no. 9 = MFA 09.200, nome of Diospolis Parva/Bat = published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499, Theban nome = published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678, Jackal nome = published no. 11 = Cairo JE 40679) in situ, looking SSW
ID: PDM_1993.066.27
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Egyptian Museum, Cairo: greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple: Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_B275_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, room D (= corridor III 4), four greywacke triads (Jackal nome = published no. 11 = Cairo JE 40679, Theban nome = published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678, Hare nome = published no. 9 = MFA 09.200, nome of Diospolis Parva/Bat = published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499) in situ, looking N (shade)
ID: PDM_1993.066.26
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Egyptian Museum, Cairo: greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple: Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_C13300_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 4 (= published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499), nome of Diospolis Parva (Bat), and triad no. 2 (= published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678), Theban nome from Menkaure valley temple (quarter view proper left) (rephotograph of B338 and B345)
ID: HUMFA_B274_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, room D (= corridor III 4), four greywacke triads (Jackal nome = published no. 11 = Cairo JE 40679, Theban nome = published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678, Hare nome = published no. 9 = MFA 09.200, nome of Diospolis Parva/Bat = published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499) in situ, looking N (photographed in sunlight)
ID: HUMFA_B269_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, room D (= corridor III 4), greywacke triads (no. 3 = published no. 11, Jackal nome, = Cairo JE 40679, no. 2 = published number 10, Theben nome, = Cairo JE 40678) in situ, looking N
ID: PDM_1993.066.23
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Egyptian Museum, Cairo: greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple: Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_B272_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, room D (= corridor III 4), four greywacke triads (Jackal nome = published no. 11 = Cairo JE 40679, Theban nome = published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678, Hare nome = published no. 9 = MFA 09.200, nome of Diospolis Parva/Bat = published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499) in situ, looking N
ID: HUMFA_C568_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Inscription on base of greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple: Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_A248_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, corridor III 4, four greywacke triads (Hare nome = published no. 9 = MFA 09.200, nome of Diospolis Parva/Bat = published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499, Theban nome = published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678, Jackal nome = published no. 11 = Cairo JE 40679) in situ, looking S
ID: HUMFA_B333_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, corridor III 4, greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678), Theban nome, in situ, looking N
ID: HUMFA_B273_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, room D (= corridor III 4), four greywacke triads (Jackal nome = published no. 11 = Cairo JE 40679, Theban nome = published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678, Hare nome = published no. 9 = MFA 09.200, nome of Diospolis Parva/Bat = published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499) in situ, looking N (photographed in sunlight)
ID: HUMFA_B337_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (nearly front, quarter view proper left): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_B268_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, room D (= corridor III 4), four greywacke triads (Jackal nome = published no. 11 = Cairo JE 40679, Theban nome = published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678, Hare nome = published no. 9 = MFA 09.200, nome of Diospolis Parva/Bat = published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499) in situ, looking N
ID: HUMFA_B335_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (front): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_B557_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (quarter view proper right): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_A278_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Four greywacke triads from Menkaure valley temple: Theban nome (= published no. 10 = Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678), Jackal nome (= published no. 11 = Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40679), Hare nome (= published no. 9 = MFA 09.200), nome of Diospolis Parva (Bat) (= published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 46499) (photographed in Harvard Camp courtyard)
ID: HUMFA_C13297_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple: Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678 (B334, G.A. Reisner, Mycerinus, pl. 42a, photograph of published material)
ID: HUMFA_A250_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, corridor III 4, four greywacke triads (Hare nome = published no. 9 = MFA 09.200, nome of Diospolis Parva/Bat = published no. 12 = MFA 09.201 deaccessioned = Cairo JE 46499, Theban nome = published no. 10 = Cairo JE 40678, Jackal nome = published no. 11 = Cairo JE 40679) in situ, looking N
ID: HUMFA_A279_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), [GLYPHS] Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (quarter view proper right): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_B339_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (profile proper left): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_A277_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), [GLYPHS] Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (front): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_B265_NS
Subjects: Menkaure Pyramid Complex: Site: Giza; View: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Menkaure valley temple, S magazines, room D (= corridor III 4), greywacke triad (no. 2 = published no. 10, Theban nome, = Cairo JE 40678) in situ, looking N
ID: HUMFA_B338_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (quarter view proper left): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678 (rephotographed in combination with B345 as C13300)
ID: PDM_1993.066.25
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Egyptian Museum, Cairo: greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple: Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_B558_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (front): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
ID: HUMFA_B336_NS
Subjects: Object(s) photograph: Site: Giza; view: Menkaure valley temple
Description: Greywacke triad no. 2 (= published no. 10), Theban nome, from Menkaure valley temple (quarter view proper left): Egyptian Museum, Cairo JE 40678
