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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]
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 .
Nefertkau II was an Ancient Egyptian noble lady, the wife of Prince Khufukhaf I, son of pharaoh Khufu. [1] Nefertkau and Khufukhaf had several children including two sons named Wetka and Iuenka, as well as an unnamed daughter. [2] Both sons Wetka and Iuenka appear in the tomb of Khufukhaf and Nefertkau offering papyrus.
Khufukhaf I and Nefertkau II: 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 ...
Iuenka was a son of Prince Khufukhaf I and Princess consort Nefertkau II. Thus he was a grandson of Pharaoh Khufu and Queen Henutsen. Iuenka's brother was Wetka and he also had one sister. [1] Prince Iuenka appears in his parents' double mastaba at Giza where he is depicted offering papyrus to his father. He also appears kneeling.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 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 ...
Khafre's highest year date is the "Year of the 13th occurrence" which is a painted date on the back of a casing stone belonging to mastaba G 7650. [6] This would imply a reign of 24–25 years for this king if the cattle count was biannual during the Fourth Dynasty.
The Upuaut Project was a scientific exploration of the so-called "air shafts" of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which was built as a tomb for Fourth Dynasty pharaoh Khufu.The Upuaut Project was led by Rudolf Gantenbrink under the auspices of the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo during three campaigns (two in 1992 and one in 1993).