Mykérinos is the Greek name of the Pharaon Menkaourê of the Egyptian Ancient Empire (). It would have reigned roughly of -2490 with -2473 and would have succeeded Khéphren and precedes Chepseskaf.

The name of Mykérinos, like that of his/her father Khéphren and that of his large Khéops father, remains attached to the construction of one of the three large pyramids of Gizeh.

We are unaware of almost all the events which mark its reign.

The Papyrus of Turin indicates that it would have reigned eighteen years before yielding the throne to his son Chepseskaf, the last king of. Hérodote brushes of him the portrait of a liberal and concerned king of equity. There would have thus taken itself the decision to build a pyramid of size much more modest to spare its people, the anecdote remains however not very verifiable.

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Its name is associated with smallest with the three large pyramids of the plate of Gizeh. This pyramid, which rises at the southern end of the plate of Gizeh, represents only one tenth of the volume of the Pyramide of Khéops (height 66 m, side 108 m).

Vestiges of the funerary temple set up with the foot of its pyramid give the measurement of the perfection which its architects sought in the implementation of construction: certain blocks, installed with sharp joints, indeed reach the weight of 200 tons.

Many sculptures come from this complex funerary, statues of the king in majesty and triads the representative upright with the goddess Hathor and of personifications of the Nome S of Egypt.

The reign of Mykérinos, rich person of monumental achievements, closes in the Egyptian art the chapter of the large pyramids.

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