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== Burial ==
== Burial ==
Mindjedef was buried at [[Giza]] in [[mastaba]] G 7760. Mindjedef and Khufuankh are depicted with a small son in the chapel, but his name is not preserved.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>http://gizapyramids.org page on G 7760</ref>
Mindjedef was buried at [[Giza]] in [[mastaba]] G 7760. Mindjedef and Khufuankh are depicted with a small son in the chapel, but his name is not preserved.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref>http://gizapyramids.org {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011131428/http://www.gizapyramids.org/ |date=2008-10-11 }} page on G 7760</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Mindjedef
Prince of Egypt
Burial
mastaba G 7760, Giza
WifeKhufuankh
Issueson
FatherCrown Prince Kawab
MotherQueen Hetepheres II
ReligionAncient Egyptian religion

Mindjedef was a Prince of Egypt, who lived during the 4th dynasty. His name means "Enduring Like Min". Min is an Egyptian fertility god.

Family

Mindjedef was a son of Crown Prince Kawab and Queen Hetepheres II. He was the grandson of Pharaoh Khufu and Meritites I and great-grandson of Sneferu. Mindjedef was born during the reign of his grandfather and he may have lived to see his cousin Menkaura on the throne. Mindjedef was a brother of Queen Meresankh III and uncle of Princes Rawer and Minkhaf II.

It is known that Mindjedef had a wife called Khufuankh ("Khufu lives"). Khufuankh bore one son to her husband.[1]

Titles

Prince Mindjedef held the titles King’s son of his body, Hereditary prince, Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, etc.[2]

Burial

Mindjedef was buried at Giza in mastaba G 7760. Mindjedef and Khufuankh are depicted with a small son in the chapel, but his name is not preserved.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Kawab
  2. ^ a b Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings; Part III
  3. ^ http://gizapyramids.org Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine page on G 7760