Ankhhaf
| Ankhhaf | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Egypt | |
 |
|
| Bust of Prince Ankhhaf, now at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston | |
| Spouse | Princess Hetepheres |
| Father | Sneferu |
| Burial | mastaba, Meidum |
| Occupation | vizier |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Prince Ankhhaf was an Egyptian prince and served as vizier and overseer of works to the Pharaoh Khafre, who was Ankhhaf's nephew. He lived during 4th dynasty of Egypt.[1]
[edit] Biography
Ankhhaf was a son of pharaoh Sneferu and an unknown wife. He had an elder brother, Kanefer. He was younger half-brother to Khufu, who became a king after Sneferu died.[2] Ankhhaf had the titles "eldest king's son of his body" (sa nswt n khtf smsw), "vizier" and "the great one of Five of the house of Thoth" (wr djw pr-Djehuti).
Ankhhaf's tomb in Giza (G 7510) depicts his sister-wife Princess Hetepheres. Hetepheres was the eldest daughter of Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres I and thus Ankhhaf's half-sister.[3] Hetepheres had the titles "eldest king's daughter of his body", "the one whom he loves" (sat nswt n khtf smst mrt.f) and "Priestess of Sneferu" (hmt-nTr Snfrw).[4] Ankhhaf and Hetepheres had a daughter, who was a mother of Ankhetef.[5]
Ankhhaf was almost certainly a witness to the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza and likely played a role in the construction of the Sphinx. His mastaba tomb, G 7510, was the largest in the eastern cemetery at Giza. A superb and realistic painted limestone portrait bust of Ankhhaf discovered in his tomb is considered the work "of a master" of Ancient Egyptian art from the time of the Old Kingdom, and can be seen at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[6] Its catalog number is Museum Expedition 27.442.
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Prince Ankhhaf |
[edit] References
- ^ Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. p. 56. ISBN 0-500-05128-3.
- ^ Snofru, Ankhhaf's father
- ^ http://gizapyramids.org Information provided via the G 7010 page
- ^ Laurel Flentye, The Mastabas of Ankh-haf (G751 0) and Akhethetep and Meretites (G7650) in the Eastern Cemetery at Giza: A Reassessment in Essays in Honor of David B. O'Connor
- ^ Family of Queen Hetepheres I
- ^ Berman, Lawrence, Freed, Rita E., and Doxey, Denise. Arts of Ancient Egypt. Museum of Fine Arts Boston. 2003. p.78. ISBN 0878466614.
