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Menkaure Triads (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia, read 2026-08-18

A Wikipedia article on the Menkaure triads, a set of Fourth Dynasty greywacke statue groups showing King Menkaure flanked by the goddess Hathor and a nome-goddess personification, three intact examples held by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and a fourth by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The article gives each triad's dimensions, dating to about 2551 to 2523 BCE, and identifies the Cairo triad of the nome of Diospolis Parva, accession JE 46499, measuring 95.5 by 48 centimeters. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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A crowd-edited tertiary reference, used here for the triad's museum, accession number and dimensions, independently corroborated by a Wikimedia Commons file record photographed at the same museum showing the same three figures.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menkaure_triads
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Boston, Cities

This source names Boston directly: "a fourth by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston."

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Cairo, Cities

This source names Cairo directly: "held by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and a fourth by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston."

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Hathor, Deities

This source names Hathor directly: "King Menkaure flanked by the goddess Hathor and a nome-goddess personification, three intact examples held by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and a fourth by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston."

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Hathor, Figures

This source names Hathor directly: "King Menkaure flanked by the goddess Hathor and a nome-goddess personification, three intact examples held by the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and a fourth by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston."

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Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)

This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 7 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 9 claims: 4 well-attested, 3 holds, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 4 holds.
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