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Khufu's full name (Khnum-khufu) means "Khnum protect me". [12] [13] While modern Egyptological pronunciation renders his name as Khufu, at the time of his reign his name was probably pronounced as Kha(w)yafwi(y), and during the Hellenized era, Khewaf(w). [14] The pharaoh officially used two versions of his birth name: Khnum-khuf and Khufu. The ...
Djedefre (also known as Djedefra and Radjedef; died c. 2558 BC) was an ancient Egyptian king of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom.He is well known by the Hellenized form of his name Rhatoisēs (Ῥατοίσης) by Manetho.
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.
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.
Khafre [a] or Chephren [b] (died c. 2532 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the fourth king of the Fourth Dynasty, during the earlier half of the Old Kingdom period (c. 2700–2200 BC). He was son of the king Khufu, and succeeded his brother Djedefre to the throne.
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 .
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. 2589–2566 BC Kheper
The exterior is thought to have been clad with limestone and polished granite. The pyramid's ancient name was "Djedefre's Starry Sky". [11] The destruction started at the end of the New Kingdom at the latest, and was particularly intense during the Roman and early Christian eras when a Coptic monastery was built in nearby Wadi Karin. It has ...