Menkauhor Kaiu

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Menkauhor Kaiu was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty, known for his relatively short reign and his sun temple and pyramid constructions near Saqqara.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Menkauhor 4
Menkauhor Kaiu canonical 4
Menkauhor Kai 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Fifth Dynasty pharaoh
King of Egypt
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
associatedWith solar cult of Ra
attestedIn Abydos King List
Saqqara King List
Turin King List
burialSite Saqqara necropolis
capitalDuringReign Memphis
chronologicalPosition late Fifth Dynasty ruler
constructed pyramid near Saqqara
sun temple near Saqqara
cultCenter Saqqara
linked to: Saqqara necropolis
culture ancient Egyptian civilization
era Old Kingdom, Fifth Dynasty
hasPyramid pyramid traditionally identified at Saqqara
hasSunTemple sun temple near Saqqara
kingdom Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
knownFor being a late Fifth Dynasty ruler
pyramid construction
sun temple construction
language Egyptian language
monumentsLocation Memphis region
linked to: Memphis
nameInHieroglyphs mn-k3w-ḥr
nameVariant Menkauhor
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu

Menkauhor Kai
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu
nomen Kaiu
praenomen Menkauhor
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu
predecessor Nyuserre Ini
region Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
reignDynasty Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
reignLength relatively short reign
reignPeriod Old Kingdom of Egypt
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
successor Djedkare Isesi
successorDynastyContext transition toward later Fifth Dynasty rulers
throneName Menkauhor
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu
title Lord of the Two Lands
pharaoh

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fifth Dynasty of Egypt hasPharaoh Menkauhor Kaiu
Mycerinus alsoKnownAs Menkauhor
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu
House of Userkaf notableMember Menkauhor Kaiu
Menkauhor Kaiu nameVariant Menkauhor
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu
Menkauhor Kaiu nameVariant Menkauhor Kai
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu
Menkauhor Kaiu throneName Menkauhor
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu
Menkauhor Kaiu praenomen Menkauhor
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu
Nyuserre Ini successor Menkauhor Kaiu
Nyuserre Ini children Menkauhor Kaiu (possible)
linked to: Menkauhor Kaiu
Djedkare Isesi predecessor Menkauhor Kaiu