<P> Shepseskaf is generally accepted as the last king of the Fourth Dynasty, succeeding Menkaure . There is no conclusive evidence of who his mother is, though it is believed that he was the son of a minor queen . It is also unknown who his wife was . Sheseskaf broke the chain of pyramid building by the previous 5 kings . Instead of a triangular pyramid, he chose to construct a rectangular block, commonly known as the Mastabat al - Fir'aun ("Pharaoh's Bench"). In like fashion, little script was found inside his tomb and was buried in very simple terms . </P> <P> The Turin canon has a lacuna between Khafre and Menkaure, indicating that according to the author of this document, a king reigned between these two pharaohs . Unfortunately, the name and reign length of the king in question are completely lost in the lacuna . The Saqqara Tablet also lists a king between Khafre and Menkaure, but here too the name is lost . Some authorities have equated this king with Manetho's Bikheris, which could correspond to the Egyptian name Baka or Bakare . The problem of the existence of this king is not resolved . </P> <P> Perhaps most intriguing is the status of Khentkaus I, whose tomb was built along the Menkaura causeway . </P> <P> Khentykawes was a daughter of Menkaura . She may have ruled as a pharaoh . </P>

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