Valley Temple of Menkaure

The Valley Temple of Menkaure was built around the same time Menkaure built his pyramid and at one point had a causeway leading from his valley temple to the pyramid. There are a few other valley temples around the complex but I picked this one because it was by itself and sort of set apart from the pyramid behind it. Valley temples were used at the time of death of the kings, which is why there are multiple, each king built their own. When the king is deceased the Egyptians would take the body to the valley temples.Experts debate the use of the temples, they have said they have been used during the mummification process. Others suggest that it was used during the "opening of the mouth" ceramony, which is when the Ka enteres the deceased body and the person enters into the afterlife. On the inside, used to lay a long corridor lined with pillars and limestone and granite walls, not much of the pillars remain today however. This site is significant because it shows us more about the process of death in ancient Egypt. You can walk around inside and see how the former kings were fitted for their final resting place.