Khufukhaf I
Khufukhaf I (also read as Khaefkhufu I) was an ancient Egyptian prince and vizier of the 4th Dynasty.
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Khufukhaf (Kha ef Khufu) Ḫʿj-f-Ḫwfw He appears like Khufu[1] | |||||||||
Family
Khufukhaf was a son of pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of pharaoh Djedefre and full brother of pharaoh Khafre 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]
Titles
Khufukhaf was part of the highest level of the administration and was elevated to the vizierate probably during the reign of Khafra, his brother. This rank, the highest at the time, was strictly reserved to the close family of the Pharaoh during the 4th dynasty.[9]
Main titles:
| Title | Translation | Jones Index |
|---|---|---|
| iry-pˁt | hereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians' | 1157 |
| ˁḏ-mr dp | administrator\boundary official of Dep (Buto) | 1348 |
| wḏ-mdw n ḥry(w)-wḏb(w) | giver of orders to those in charge of reversions (offerings) | 1500 |
| mdw ḥp | herdsman of Apis | 1699 |
| ḥm Bȝw Nḫn | servant of the Souls of Nekhen/Hierakonpolis | 1877 |
| ḥm-nṯr ḥr ḳȝ-ˁ | priest of Horus elevated-of-arm | 2075 |
| ḥm-nṯr ḫwfw | priest of Khufu | 2087 |
| ḥrỉ-wḏb m ḥwt-ˁnḫ | master of the largess/he who is in charge of reversions (of offerings) in the House/ Mansion of Life | 2215 |
| ḫrp ˁḥ | director of the ˁḥ palace | 2579 |
| zȝ nswt | king's son | 2911 |
| zȝ nswt n ẖt.f | King's son of his body | 2912 |
| smr wˁty | sole companion | 3268 |
| tȝyty zȝb ṯȝty | he of the curtain, chief justice, vizier | 3706 |
| wr di.w pr ḏḥwty | Greatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth | 1471 |
Translation and indexes from Dilwyn Jones.[10]
Sources
- Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptischen Personennamen. J. J. Augustin, Glückstadt, 1935, page 265.
- 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.
- 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.
- Simpson, William Kelly, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, ISBN 0-87846-120-5 - PDF from The Giza Archives, 58 MB
- Strudwick, Nigel, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Routledge, 1985, ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB
- Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, ISBN 1-84171-069-5.
