Menkaure's reign and the Third Pyramid complex at Giza (c. 2532–2503 BCE)

1. Menkaure succeeds Khafre as king

   Jan 1, 2532 BCELabels: Menkaure, 4th Dynasty, Giza Pyramid

   • Egypt Monuments
   • Britannica

2. Construction begins on Menkaure’s pyramid at Giza

   Jan 1, 2532 BCELabels: Menkaure, Menkaure Pyramid, Giza

   • Britannica
   • Egypt Monuments

3. Granite casing strategy adopted for lower pyramid courses

   Jan 1, 2528 BCELabels: Aswan Granite, Menkaure Pyramid, Material Choice

   • Oxford Handbook
   • Egypt Monuments

4. Three queens’ pyramids planned south of the main pyramid

   Jan 1, 2525 BCELabels: Queens' Pyramids, Menkaure Complex, GIII Group

   • Oxford Handbook
   • Egypt Monuments

5. Mortuary temple works commence but remain incomplete

   Jan 1, 2522 BCELabels: Mortuary Temple, Menkaure Pyramid, Unfinished Work

   • Oxford Handbook
   • Britannica

6. Valley temple and causeway laid out for the complex

   Jan 1, 2518 BCELabels: Valley Temple, Causeway, Menkaure Complex

   • Oxford Handbook
   • Egypt Monuments

7. Menkaure dies with complex unfinished

   Jan 1, 2503 BCELabels: Menkaure, Unfinished Complex, Royal Death

   • Egypt Monuments
   • Britannica

8. Shepseskaf completes key structures in mudbrick

   Jan 1, 2502 BCELabels: Shepseskaf, Mudbrick Completion, Mortuary Temple

   • Oxford Handbook
   • Britannica

9. Nyuserre sealings indicate later activity at Menkaure valley temple

   Jan 1, 2445 BCELabels: Nyuserre, Sealings, Valley Temple

   • Wikipedia

10. Menkaure’s mortuary cult continues for centuries

    Jan 1, 2400 BCELabels: Mortuary Cult, Menkaure, Cult Continuity

    • Egypt Monuments
    • Encyclopedia com

11. Harvard–MFA Expedition recovers Menkaure seated statue fragments

    Jan 1, 1907Labels: Harvard MFA, Seated Statue, Menkaure

    • MFA Boston

12. Reisner discovers Menkaure triads in the valley temple

    Jan 1, 1908Labels: George Reisner, Menkaure Triads, Valley Temple

    • Oxford Handbook
    • Harvard HMANE

13. Menkaure statues photographed in situ at the valley temple

    Jul 16, 1908Labels: Expedition Photographs, Menkaure Statues, Valley Temple

    • Harvard Archaeology

14. Reisner discovers Menkaure dyad (king and queen)

    Jan 1, 1910Labels: Menkaure Dyad, George Reisner, Greywacke Statue

    • Boston Globe
    • Harvard HMANE