Khufu
Khufu was a Pharaoh (or leader) of Ancient Egypt's Old Kingdom. He was the Pharaoh of Egypt from around 2589 to 2566 B.C.E . Khufu was the second pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty. He is also thought to be the one who built the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Khufu's full name was "Khnum-Khufu" which means "the god Khnum protects me."[1]
Khufu Media
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Drawing of a rock inscription of Khufu from the Wadhi Maghara, made by Karl Richerd Lepsius.
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Portrait of Sneferu, Khufu's father or stepfather
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Slab stela of princess Nefertiabet
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A granite fragment with Khufu's horus name Medjedu on it
Drawing of the relief of Khufu from Wadi Maghareh
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Ivory idol of Khufu in detail
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Head of Khufu. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, c. 2500 BC. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich
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Head of Khufu in ivory displayed in Altes Museum
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A relief fragment depicting Khufu with the Red Crown
References
- ↑ Jaromir Malék, The Old Kingdom (c.2686-2160 B.C.E) in The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (ed. Ian Shaw), Oxford University Press, 2000. p.94