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title: Cylinder Seal of Menkaure
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11215/cylinder-seal-of-menkaure/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cylinder Seal of Menkaure

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Cylinder Seal of Menkaure](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11215.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11215.jpg)

## Image Caption

On this basalt [cylinder seal](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cylinder_Seal/), the name of the [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) Menkaure (2532 - c. 2500 BCE) appears within a cartouche. From [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/), precise provenance is unknown. [Old Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Old_Kingdom/), 4th Dynasty, reign of Menkaure, 2539-2511 BCE. On display at the Neues Museum in Berlin, Germany.

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 18). Cylinder Seal of Menkaure. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11215/cylinder-seal-of-menkaure/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cylinder Seal of Menkaure." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 18, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11215/cylinder-seal-of-menkaure/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Cylinder Seal of Menkaure." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11215/cylinder-seal-of-menkaure/>.

## License & Copyright

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