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King Khufu “Cheops” Facts
Father: King Sneferu
Mother: Queen Hetepheres I “Female Pharaohs”
Wife: Queen Meritites I, Queen Henutsen
Children:
Kawab, Djedefhor, Queen Hetepheres II, Meritites II, Queen Meresankh II, Baufra, Djedefre, Minkhaf I, King Khafre, Khufukhaf I, Babaef, Horbaef, Nefertiabet, Khamerernebty I.
Ruled Reign period Ancient Egyptian Government: 2589–2566 BC “28 years”
The Discovery:
Portrait & The Statue of Khufu, Great Pyramid of Giza in The Pyramids of Giza, The Boat Of Cheops, A granite fragment, Seal impression, Golden seal ring, the dream stele, What are The Secrets of Pyramid Construction, Curse of the Pharaohs related to his reign, and the facts of the discovery of the Tombs of the Pyramid Builders adjacent to the Great Pyramid?
After the death of King Sneferu, the name of the religious city bearing the name “Menat Senefru,” which is located near Minya Governorate, was changed to the name “Menat Khufu,” which in The ancient Egyptian Pharaonic language “Khufu’s wet nurse”
Childhood period:
Texts were discovered explaining the stages of King Khufu’s childhood while he was in the royal palace during the reign of his father, King Sneferu, the founder of the Fourth Egyptian Dynasty and the most famous king of the Pharaohs, and his mother, Queen Hetepheres I, the most famous Pharaonic queen of Egypt “Female Pharaohs” during the era of the Old Kingdom in Pharaonic Egypt, where he was distinguished by the following…
- His voice was loud and he was very playful and naughty from the nannies in the royal palace.
- His royal personality began to form when he was five years old.
- When he was young, he loved drawing and listening to concerts Therefore, he was interested in developing the arts of Music in Ancient Egypt.
- He was interested in education and training to become a distinguished king and rule Egypt after the death of King Sneferu, Therefore, he was interested in developing Ancient Egyptian science, such as Medicine in ancient Egypt, Mummification in ancient Egypt, Ancient Egyptian Literature, Architecture in ancient Egypt, and Astronomy in ancient Egypt.
King Khufu Royal titles:
- The title “Khnum Khufu” means in the ancient Egyptian language Khnum protects me, as the God Khnum was “the symbol of fertility and protector of the southern borders” and the most famous The Egyptian Gods in Religious life in ancient Egypt.
- The title “Medjado” means a strong person who strikes or attacks his enemies, Where he was interested in developing the organization of the Military of ancient Egypt.
- The title “Nebty” and the title “Nesobeti” means king of Upper and Lower Egypt.
- The title “Hor Neb Rakho” means connection to the God Horus, the symbol of knowledge. Since his childhood, he loved knowledge and education.
- The title “Golden Horus” is a royal title obtained by any Pharaonic king and get Coronation of the Pharaohs.
Palace of King Khufu:
The capital was moved from the city of Meidum to Giza, and the king ordered the construction of a huge palace, royal buildings, and mud-brick buildings for workers and the general public. In 1988 – 1994 AD, stone formations of the remains of huge limestone “Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy” buildings were discovered near the village of Nazlet El-Semman intersecting with the The Pyramids of Giza Plateau. dates back to the era of the Pharaonic Old Kingdom, relative to the era of King Khufu’s rule.
An entire city was built on an area extending for several kilometers, starting from the western direction of the Nile River flood plain to the northern end of the Giza Plateau as in Geography of ancient Egypt, and its purpose was logistical services for the engineers and workers building the Great Pyramid.
What are the characteristics of Khufu?
- The name Khufu means the newborn pharaoh, and he was known by another name, such as Khubus, to Greek historians and Egyptology.
- Khufu is the second king of the 4th Dynasty, and the first individual is Sneferu, and Egyptology, scholars say that it is likely that Sneferu is the father of Khufu.
- Khufu’s mother is Queen Hetepheres I, and she was buried in one of the Giza cemeteries.
- The pyramid of Khufu is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- King Khufu did a number of important things during his reign, including sending expeditions to Sinai to find turquoise.
- There is a statue of King Khufu made of ivory that was found in Abydos, Sohag, it indicates the development of Industry in ancient Egypt, and the length of the statue is 5 centimeters.
- The pyramid of Khufu was the tallest stone building in the world and continued like this until a cathedral was built in 1350, which was 160 meters long.
- So far the pyramid of Khufu is the largest human-made building so far and was built in 2650 BC.
The origins of King Khufu
- There is firm evidence that Khufu’s mother is Queen Hetepheres I, and it is also believed that his father is Sneferu.
- It is said that Sneferu had children, including Ankh Haf and Nefer Maat, as well as Prince Rahotep.
- The tomb of Hetepheres was found, and it contained a group of flasks, seals, as well as offerings, and the name of Sneferu was written on some of them.
- Therefore, it was believed that Sneferu’s wife, Queen Hetepheres I, and since she is Khufu’s mother, it is likely that Sneferu was Khufu’s father.
- Sneferu is the son of King Djoser, who founded the Third Dynasty of Egypt.
- Khufu’s son is King Khafre, who is the owner of the second pyramid. Khafre gave birth to King Menkaure, and he is also the owner of the third pyramid, known as the Pyramid of Menkaure.
King Khufu’s rule
- There is a difference of opinion about the reign of King Khufu. One of the most important evidences related to the term of the rule is the Turin Papyrus, which refers to the period of his reign, which is 23 years.
- While the Greek historian Herodotus says that the reign of King Khufu was 50 years, while an Egyptian priest named Manetho says that the reign was 63 years.
- During the reign of King Khufu he sent two expeditions, one to The Oasis Baharaya, Dakhla Oasis in New Valley, while the other expedition he sent to Sinai to find copper and turquoise.
- There are inscriptions inscribed on rocks near the Dakhla Oasis, written in the 24th year of the reign of King Khufu.
- The name of Khufu was mentioned in many areas, as the ancient Tombs of El Kab Or Elethya and Temple of Khnum in Elephantine Island, Elephantine Island in Aswan, southern Egypt.
- There are also inscriptions on a rock located in the Mount Al-Maghara Valley in the Sinai, and according to those inscriptions that the protector of mines.
- There are also Trade in Ancient Egypt and missions dating back to the rule of Khufu, including trade missions to Phoenicia.
Royal Court Staff
- The royal court of King Khufu saw a large group of officials, as it was known in the past that the highest positions are only for the king’s family as in Social Structure in Ancient Egypt.
- In the past, the rank of minister was Tayati, and it was occupied by a group of people, including “Ankhav” and “Khufukhayev”.
- There is some evidence that Ka-wab was also a vizier in the royal court of Khufu.
- Next to the Great Pyramid there are tombs for senior statesmen, including priests, senior writers and engineers.
- There are also employees such as Euno and Kamakh.
King Khufu construction work
- The pyramid of King Khufu is one of the most important works erected during the reign of King Khufu. The length of its side is 230 meters, and the height is 147 meters.
- Approximately 2 and a half tons of stones were used to build the pyramid and Pyramid Texts were written on the walls of the pyramid from the inside. The stones were cut near the Giza plateau in a quarry .
- Granite was used to make a ceiling for the sarcophagus room “Ancient Egyptian Coffins“.
- Scientists estimate that the pyramid was relied upon by approximately 25,000 workers specialized in construction work.
- Even a city of their own was established with mills, bakeries as Food in ancient Egypt and factories dedicated to making beer and wine for them and their families.
- On the eastern side of the pyramid there is a mortuary Egyptian Temples for it, but there are only the basic stones, and the Valley Temple “Mortuary Temples” has not been found.
- The Sphinx is one of the works that is said to date back to the era of King Khufu, although there is evidence saying that the statue dates back to King Khafre.
- However, the German scientist Stadelmann said that there is a similarity between the face of the Sphinx and the statue of Khufu.
Khufu statues
- There are statues of King Khufu, and their height often comes between 5 and 7 centimeters, and the elephant tooth is used to make them.
- A small statue was found in The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square “Museums in Cairo“, which was found in Abydos in 1903 by an American researcher.
- The statue comes with a red crown, which is the crown of Al-Wajh Al-Bahri.
- On the statue there was a Egyptian Cartouche engraved with the name of King Khufu, but it is not clear now.
The story of King Khufu and the magicians (the story of King Khufu’s court council):
It is a story that came from the ancient era and was recorded in the era of the Middle Kingdom in ancient Egypt, the beginning of the rule of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt, King Mentuhotep I, in the Westcar Papyrus, the most famous Ancient Egyptian Papyrus, which included five stories about the legends of the Pharaohs and about the marvels that were performed by the magician priests to indicate how Magic in ancient Egypt. The ancient story of the era of Khufu, and it is narrated by one of Khufu’s sons.
The story of Khufu and the magician Deddi (Dedi), which is one of these stories, tells of Khufu summoning the magician Dedi, whose magic reached the point of welding the severed head and subjugating the lion to his will. This magician, in the presence of Khufu, returns the severed heads of a goose, then a duck, and then a bull.
When Khufu asked him about the secret of the locks of God Thoth temple, he replied that he did not know their secret, but he knew their location. It is in a stone box in one of the halls of the temple of Heliopolis, one of the funerary Mortuary Temples, and the one who can bring it is the eldest of the three children a woman is carrying (Redd – Dedd). Here is an excerpt from that story:
So they brought him a goose, cut off its head, and placed its body on the western side of the hall, and its head on the eastern side of it. My grandfather recited magic spells that made the goose’s body move, just as its head moved, until they met, so the head mounted in its place above the body, and the goose was resurrected alive once again.
Another time and she started screaming, then they repeated the experiment a second time with a duck, then a third time with a bull, and he succeeded in all of that.
The second story is about the sons of (Rad-Dedit) who were born from the god Ra and that they will sit on the throne of Egypt. This story is reminiscent of the many stories and legends that mention the birth of human women from the god, including (the birth of Queen Hatshepsut from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt and the era of The New Kingdom in ancient Egypt from The God Amun, and the birth of King Amenhotep III from the god Amun.
There is no doubt that these stories and others in other places in the Near East region were the basis for the emergence and acceptance of the story of the Virgin Mary and her divine birth.
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