Caption: "Triad statue of pharaoh Menkaura, accompanied by the goddess Hathor (on his right) and the personification of the nome of Diospolis Parva (on his left)." Menkaure was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 4th dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He was the son of Khafra and the grandson of Khufu. The Pyramid of Menkaure, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, is the smallest of the three Pyramids of Giza. The Valley temple was a mainly brick built structure which was enlarged in the 5th or 6th dynasty. From this temple come the famous statues of Menkaure with his Queen and Menkaure with several deities. They are still unsure how long Menkaure had really reigned.