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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 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 ...
Khufu: Pharaoh: 4th dynasty: fl. c. 26th century BC: Second pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty (reigned c.2589 BC – c.2566 BC). He is generally accepted as being the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza. Greek name: Cheops. Khufukhaf: Vizier: 4th dynasty: fl. c. 26th century BC: Son of Pharaoh Khufu and brother of pharaohs Djedefre and Khafre.
The Great Pyramid of Giza [a] is the largest Egyptian pyramid.It served as the tomb of pharaoh Khufu, who ruled during the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom.Built c. 2600 BC, [3] over a period of about 26 years, [4] the pyramid is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only wonder that has remained largely intact.
Short lived pharaoh, possibly an aged son of Pepi II. 1 year and 1 month c. 2183 BC Netjerkare I: Neitiqerty Siptah : This male king gave rise to the legendary queen Nitocris of Herodotus and Manetho. [71] Sometimes classified as the first king of the combined 7th/8th Dynasties. Short reign: c. 2182–2179 BC
Khufukhaf was a son of pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of pharaoh Djedefre and full brother of pharaoh Khafre and prince Minkhaf. [2] His mother might have been Queen Henutsen; the latter's pyramid is next to his mastaba tomb. [3] His wife was named Nefertkau II and she was buried with him in Giza. [4] [5]
The most intact papyri describe several months of work with the transportation of limestone from quarries Tura North and Tura South to Giza in the 27th year of the reign of pharaoh Khufu. [1] [12] Though the diary does not specify where the stones were to be used or for what purpose, given the diary may date to what is widely considered the ...
The majority of Egyptologists put the statuette in the Old Kingdom at the time of Khufu. [1] [12] Petrie was especially sure that the figure had to derive from the 4th dynasty. [1] [2] The main argument for dating it to the 4th dynasty is the name of Khufu on the statuette. The style of the statuette in comparison with the artworks of the same ...
Pyramids of Giza A sketch made by Dutch traveller Cornelis de Bruyn on his journey through Egypt in 1698.. The Giza pyramid complex (مجمع أهرامات الجيزة), also called the Giza necropolis and also known as the Pyramids of Giza or Egypt, is the site on the Giza Plateau in Giza, that includes the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Pyramid of Khafre, and the Pyramid of Menkaure, along ...