Khuenre
Khuenre | |
|---|---|
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| Burial place | Tomb MQ 1 at Giza |
| Title | PrinceofEgypt |
| Parent(s) | KingMenkaure QueenKhamerernebty II |
Khuenre (Khuenra)was aPrinceofancient Egyptof the 4th Dynasty, named after theSungodRa.
Biography
[edit]He was a son ofPharaohMenkaureand his sister, QueenKhamerernebty II.[2]He was a grandson ofKhafreandKhamerernebty Iand great-grandson ofKhufu,the king who built theGreat Pyramid of Giza.[3][4]
He was a secretary and "sole companion of his father".[5]
He was the eldest son of his parents, but he was not Menkaure’s successor.[6]This wasShepseskaf.[7]
Khuenre is buried in Menkaure’s cemetery (MQ 1). He is depicted as a young boy standing in front of his seated mother on the south wall.[5]
Sources
[edit]- ^Statue of Prince Khuenre as a Scribe
- ^Page about Menkaureby Anneke Bart
- ^Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan.The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt.Thames & Hudson. 2004
- ^Grajetzki,Ancient Egyptian Queens:AHieroglyphic Dictionary,Golden House Publications, London, 2005.
- ^abGiza archives- page for Khuenre
- ^Smith, Joseph Lindon."Copy of painting from Khuenre's mastaba".metmuseum.org.New York: The Met Museum.Retrieved2023-01-05.
- ^Clayton, pp. 57-58