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Reisner, as well as other Egyptologists, thought that the
whole mortuary temple was originally meant to be constructed of
pink granite. In fact, we can see that Menkaure's masons had just
started bringing in a series of granite blocks on both sides of the
corridor. They were cutting back the large limestone core blocks
to ensure that the front faces of the granite blocks were flush.
When Reisner removed the mudbrick from the casing he found
bright red paint on the core blocks marking leveling lines,
measurements and the names of the work gangs. However, Ricke
rejected this analysis, believing that only the dado was to be
made of this fine stone. Irregardless, the temple was not
completed by Menkaure, but by his son, using mudbrick,
evidenced by an inscription on one of the fragments of a stela

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