Khufukhaf I
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Khufukhaf (Kha ef Khufu) Ḫʿj-f-Ḫwfw He appears like Khufu[1] | |||||||||
Khufukhaf I (also read as Khaefkhufu I) was an ancient Egyptian prince and vizier of the 4th dynasty.
Family
Khufukhaf was a son of Pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of pharaoh Djedefre and full brother of pharaoh Khafra 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]
Life
He served as vizier, possibly towards the end of Khufu's reign or during his brother Khafra's reign.
Tomb
Khufukhaf had a double mastaba in Giza (tomb G 7130-7140) in the east field which is part of the Giza Necropolis.[2] Mastaba G 7130 is attributed to Khufukhaf's wife Nefertkau. G 7140 belonged to Khufukhaf himself. Khufukhaf is depicted with Queen Henutsen in the Hall of the Mastaba. Several sons are mentioned as well.[4] A son named Wetka (also called Tuka) is depicted in the chapel of the mastaba. Another son named Iuenka (or Iun-ka) is depicted in the chapel as well. Iunka is given the title of King's Son in the tomb.[6][7] Khufukhaf also had a daughter.[8]
Sources
- ^ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptischen Personennamen. J. J. Augustin, Glückstadt, 1935, page 265.
- ^ a b Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.60
- ^ "Egypt: The Queens of Egypt's 4th Dynasty". www.touregypt.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ a b Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings; Part III
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.61
- ^ Giza pyramids Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Giza7000". euler.slu.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ William Kelly Simpson: The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II
