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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Fourth Dynasty ancient Egyptian pharaoh This article is about the Egyptian pharaoh. For the encryption algorithm, see Khufu and Khafre. "Cheops" redirects here. For other uses, see Cheops (disambiguation). Khufu Cheops, Suphis, Chnoubos, Sofe The Statue of Khufu in the Cairo Museum ...
[8] [9] If completed, however, it is suggested to have been about the same size as the pyramid of Menkaure – the third largest of the Giza pyramids. [10] The exterior is thought to have been clad with limestone and polished granite. The pyramid's ancient name was "Djedefre's Starry Sky". [11]
Khufukhaf II (meaning "Khufu raised him"; died c. 2430 BC [1]) was an ancient Egyptian high official during the Old Kingdom period. Likely born during the 4th Dynasty , Khufukhaf died during the reign of king Nyuserre Ini of the 5th Dynasty .
Khufu is depicted as a cruel tyrant by ancient Greek authors; Ancient Egyptian sources however describe him as a generous and pious ruler. He is the main protagonist in the Westcar Papyrus. The first imprinted papyri originate from Khufu's reign, which may have made ancient Greek authors believe that Khufu wrote books in attempt to praise the gods.
The ship will be reconstructed and displayed in the Grand Egyptian Museum, which was created to house the first solar boat of Khufu and the second solar boat of Khufu. [12] Sakuji Yoshimura, a Waseda University professor who is leading the restoration project with Egypt's Antiquities Council, said that scientists discovered that one of the ...
The Khufu Statuette or the Ivory figurine of Khufu is an ancient Egyptian statue. Historically and archaeologically significant, it was found in 1903 by Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie during excavation of Kom el-Sultan in Abydos , Egypt .
Hetepheres I may have been a wife of King Sneferu, [1] and was the mother of King Khufu. It is possible that Hetepheres had been a minor wife of Sneferu and only rose in prominence after her son ascended the throne. [2] She was the grandmother of two kings, Djedefre and Khafre, and of queen Hetepheres II. [1]
Khnumhotep II: Nomarch of Men'at Khufu: 12th dynasty: fl. c. 20th-19th century BCE: Nomarch of Men'at Khufu under Amenemhat II and Senusret II, known for his remarkable tomb at Beni Hasan. Khnumhotep III: Vizier: 12th dynasty: fl. c. early-19th century BC: Son of the local governor Khnumhotep II, and was promoted high steward and then vizier ...