How did khufu die
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Khufu (2609 BC - 2584 BC)
Small ivory statue of Khufu ©Also known by his Greek name, Cheops, the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, famous for building the Great Pyramid at Giza.
Khufu's full name was Khnum-Khufwy, which means '[the god] Khnum protect me'. He was the son of Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres I, and is believed to have had three wives. He is famous for building the Great Pyramid at Giza, one of the seven wonders of the world, but apart from this, we know very little about him. His only surviving statue is, ironically, the smallest piece of Egyptian royal sculpture ever discovered: a 7.5 cm (3 inch) high ivory statue found at Abydos.
Khufu came to the throne, probably during his twenties, and at once began work on his pyramid. The entire project took about 23 years to complete, during which time 2,300,000 building blocks, weighing an average of 2.5 tons each, were moved. His nephew Hemiunu was appointed head of construction for the Great Pyramid. Khufu was the first pharaoh to build a pyramid at Giza. The sheer scale of this mo
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The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the most recognisable landmarks on Earth. As the crowning glory of the Giza necropolis, it was the first pyramid to be built at the site and stood as the tallest man-made structure on the planet for over 3,800 years
But who was the pharaoh who built it? Here are 10 facts about Khufu, the man behind the marvel.
1. Khufu belonged to the ruling family of the Fourth Dynasty
Born in the 3rd millennia BC, Khufu (also known as Cheops) belonged the large royal family that ruled Egypt during the Fourth Dynasty.
His mother is thought to be Queen Hetepheres I and his father King Sneferu, the founder of the Fourth Dynasty, though some researchers suggest he may have been his stepfather.
Detail of a relief showing Sneferu wearing the white robe of the Sed-festival, from his funerary temple of Dahshur and now on display at the Egyptian Museum
Image Credit: Juan R. Lazaro, CC BY 2.0
As the daughter of Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, Hetepheres’ marriage to Sneferu joined two great royal bloodlines and helped to solidify his position as p
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The pharaoh Khufu
Khufu
The pharaoh Khufu who reigned during the IVth Dynasty
Khufu is the name of the second pharaoh of the IVth Dynasty in ancient Egypt. It is mainly known for being the one for which the largest pyramid of Egypt was built, on the Giza Plateau. We do not know many elements of his life, his biography is largely incomplete.
Filiation
The great number of years separating us from the birth of Khufu should make us humble in the face of the accuracy of genealogical information. However certain facts are established, archaeologically speaking. We know that Khufu was the son of Snefru, the founding pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty. Married to his half sister Hetephérés I, he had a first son, Khufu, then two other sons of a second wife, thereafter. When Snefrou I disappeared it was naturally Khufu who took the throne of Egypt. It was around in -2550 (to two years, the dates diverge).
Khufu had 12 children from four different wives, including Kaub I, who was supposed to be his successor but died before he could take over, Djédefrê who will succeed his fat
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