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Great Pyramid of Giza, Khufu ship. Dynasty. 4th Dynasty. Khufu or Cheops (died c. 2566 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC). Khufu succeeded his father Sneferu as king.
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]
Khafre (KAFF-ray) [a] or Chephren[b] (c. 2500 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the fourth pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, during the earlier half of the Old Kingdom period (c. 2700–2200 BC). He was son of the pharaoh Khufu, and succeeded his brother Djedefre to the throne. Khafre's enormous pyramid at Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, is ...
4th Dynasty. Djedefre (also known as Djedefra and Radjedef; died c. 2558 BC) was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He is well known by the Hellenized form of his name Rhatoisēs (Ῥατοίσης) by Manetho. Djedefre was the son and immediate throne successor of Khufu, the builder of the Great ...
King's Son and Vizier and his wife G 7210–7220: Djedefhor: King's Son of Khufu and Meritites G 7350: Hetepheres II: Wife of Kawab and later wife of Djedefre: G 7410–7420: Meresankh II and Horbaef: Meresankh was a king's daughter and king's wife G 7430–7440: Minkhaf I: Son of Khufu and Vizier of Khafre: G 7510: Ankhhaf: Son of Sneferu and ...
Children of Khufu. The children of the Pharaoh Khufu (reigned 2589–2566 BC).
Westcar Papyrus. The Westcar Papyrus (inventory -designation: P. Berlin 3033) is an ancient Egyptian text containing five stories about miracles performed by priests and magicians. In the papyrus text, each of these tales are told at the royal court of king Khufu (Cheops) (Fourth Dynasty, 26th century BCE) by his sons.
Son. Minkhaf I was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty. He was a son of Pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of Pharaoh Djedefre and elder brother of Pharaoh Khafre. [2] His mother may have been Queen Henutsen. [3] Minkhaf had a wife and at least one son, but their names are not known. [4] Minkhaf served as vizier possibly under Khufu or Khafre.