Cylinder Seal of Menkaure

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 18 September 2019

Cylinder Seal of Menkaure — On this basalt cylinder seal, the name of the Egyptian pharaoh Menkaure (2532 - c. 2500 BCE) appears within a cartouche. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, reign of Menkaure, 2539-2511 BCE. On display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 18). Cylinder Seal of Menkaure. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11215/

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