Iunre
| Iunre | |
|---|---|
| Eldest King's Son, Director of the Palace, etc | |
| Dynasty | 4th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Khafre |
| Father | Khafre |
| Burial | Mastaba LG 87 inGiza |
| |||
| Iunre inhieroglyphs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Era:Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | |||
Iunre(Yunre) was anancient Egyptianprince of the4th Dynasty.He was the son of kingKhafre.[1]He was named afterRa.
Titles
[edit]His titles include:[2]
- the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khafre, his eldest son of his body
- chief ritualist of his father, scribe of the god's book of his father, sole confidant of his father
- director of the palace
- guardian of the secrets of the house of the horning
- priest of thesouls of Nekhen..., high priest
- overseer of all the works
- honored by his father, secretary of his father, he who is in [the heart] of his father
Tomb
[edit]Iunre's tomb is G 8466, located in theCentral Fieldwhich is part of theGiza Necropolis.[3]The tomb is rockcut and the courtyard contains a life-size statue of a man. The courtyard also contains a shaft. An entrance leads one from the courtyard to the chapel which consists of just one rock cut room. Another burial shaft is located in the corner of this chapel. This shaft leads into a burial chamber. A large number of bodies were found in the burial chamber.[2]
Sources
[edit]- ^Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004.ISBN0-500-05128-3
- ^abHassan, Selim. Excavations at Gîza 6: 1934-1935. Part 3: The Mastabas of the Sixth Season and their Description. Cairo: Government Press, 1950.; obtained fromgizapyramids.orgArchived2008-10-11 at theWayback Machine
- ^Giza pyramids by the Museum of Fine Arts, BostonArchived2008-10-11 at theWayback Machine