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Menkau-Ra

Ancient pharaoh whose tomb holds a hidden treasure.

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Also known as Pharaoh Menkau-ra, the Divine Menkau-ra

First appearance: X: Of the Trouble of Cleopatra; Of Her Oath to Harmachis; and of the Telling by Harmachis to Cleopatra of the Secret of the Treasure That Lay Beneath the Mass of "Her"

Menkau-Ra shows up with force in X: Of the Trouble of Cleopatra; Of Her Oath to Harmachis; and of the Telling by Harmachis to Cleopatra of the Secret of the Treasure That Lay Beneath the Mass of "Her". The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced as the Pharaoh whose spirit may have appeared as a bat; his tomb is the site of the treasure.
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In X: Of the Trouble of Cleopatra; Of Her Oath to Harmachis; and of the Telling by Harmachis to Cleopatra of the Secret of the Treasure That Lay Beneath the Mass of "Her": Referenced as the Pharaoh whose spirit may have…

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See Menkau-Ra in X: Of the Trouble of Cleopatra; Of Her Oath to Harmachis; and of the Telling by Harmachis to Cleopatra of the Secret of the Treasure That Lay Beneath the Mass of "Her"

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  • Egyptian loyalists and Romans
  • Minor characters and deities
  • Protagonist

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See Menkau-Ra in X: Of the Trouble of Cleopatra; Of Her Oath to Harmachis; and of the Telling by Harmachis to Cleopatra of the Secret of the Treasure That Lay Beneath the Mass of "Her"
See Menkau-Ra in X: Of the Trouble of Cleopatra; Of Her Oath to Harmachis; and of the Telling by Harmachis to Cleopatra of the Secret of the Treasure That Lay Beneath the Mass of "Her"