King Khafre

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King Khafre Facts

Ruled Reign period Ancient Egyptian Government: 2558–2532 BC “26years”

Father: King Khufu have Great Pyramid of Giza.

Mother: Queen Meritites I or Queen Henutsen “Female Pharaohs“.

Wife: Queen Meresankh III, Queen Khamerernebty I, Queen Persenet, Queen Hekenuhedjet.

Children: Nebemakhet, Duaenre, Niuserre, Khentetka, Shepsetkau, Menkaure, Khamerernebty II, Sekhemkare, Nikaure, Ankhmare, Akhre, Iunmin, Iunre, Rekhetre, and Hemetre.

The Discovery King Khafre:

Complete statue of a king made of diorite stone “Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy” and It indicates the development of the art and craft of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt, Pyramid of Khafre in the The Pyramids of Giza area, The Sphinx of Giza.

King Khafre is a member of the Fourth Dynasty. He ruled Egypt from 2559 to 2535 BC. He is one of the most famous pharaohs of Egypt. His fame is due to the presence of the pyramid of Khafre in the Giza area. Learn about Curse of the Pharaohs and The Secrets of Pyramid Construction.

What was King Khafre personality?

• It is said that the pharaoh is the son of King Khufu.
• A statue of King Khafre was found and is currently located in The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, the most important Museums in Cairo.
• The statue depicts the king sitting, as in the Coronation of the Pharaohs.
• King Khafre’s mother is not yet known, and it is said that Khafre had sisters from a second mother.
• Among the king’s brothers is “Kawab”, who is considered his older brother.
• However, there is evidence from studies by Egyptologists that “Kawab” is the son of King Sneferu, and therefore it is likely that Kawab is a brother of Khufu, not Khafre.
• During the life of King Khafre, he married 4 women, and from one of them he produced a son, Menkaure, and the wife was “Kha Marar Nabti the First.”

What type of ruler was King Khafre?

• There is no conclusive evidence about the time of the Pharaoh’s rule, but it is likely that the beginning of his rule began in 2558 BC.
• During the reign of King Khafre, he built the second largest pyramid in the Giza area to indicate the development of Architecture in ancient Egypt and the ancient Egyptians’ mastery of Astronomy in ancient Egypt and Ancient Egyptian science such as mathematics and arithmetic.
• The height of the pyramid in the past was 143 meters, but its height has changed now and its length is 136 meters.
• The pyramid covers a land area of 215 square meters, and there are two entrances to the pyramid.
• A group of statues made of schist stone were found, and they are part of the pyramid group of King Khafre, which is considered one of the Egyptian Tombs designated for burying the Mummy of the king’s sons and wives.

Why is the Pyramid of Khafre famous?

1. The pyramid of King Khafre has an inclination angle of 53.10 degrees, and its granite roof has an inclination angle of 22 degrees.
2. Inside the pyramid there is a sloped corridor leading to a small room. On the walls are the Pyramid Texts, written in the Ancient Egyptian Language, as in Ancient Egyptian religion.
3. It is said that it is a burial chamber and was carved out of rock. The Pharaonic Ancient Egyptian Coffins is buried in it and contains dried Food in ancient Egypt, Funerary Equipment furniture, Ushabti Statue, in addition to Pharaonic Scarab and everything else. The king needs it in his afterlife, and it indicates the development of Mummification in ancient Egypt.
4. There is also a vestibule or another corridor that leads to a burial chamber, the roof of which is constructed using limestone.
5. There is evidence showing that Khafre’s pyramid was stolen by Ancient Egyptian Grave Robbers during the First Intermediate Period, known as the First Intermediate Period, at the end of the reign of King Pepi II of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt and the beginning of the reign of King Qakare Ibi of the Seventh Dynasties of Egypt and Eighth.
6. The casing of the pyramid was taken to make one of the funerary Mortuary Temples in the “On” area, and this was by order of King Ramses II of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt in the era of The New Kingdom in ancient Egypt.
   The method of building the pyramid is similar to the Great Pyramid, due to the use of a protrusion made of stones in the heart of the pyramid.
7. The pyramid of King Khafre is also built on horizontal tracks with stones used at the bottom.
8. Pink granite was used to make the bottom layer, unlike the rest of the pyramid where limestone from Tura was used.
9. Inside the pyramid there are two entrances, each of which leads to the burial chamber, and the first entrance is 11.54 meters high.

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