| Preceded by: Djedefre |
Pharaoh of Egypt 4th Dynasty |
Succeeded by: Bicheres (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Khafre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Koine Greek: Χεφρηνα (Chephren) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Diorite statue of Khafre at the Cairo Museum. (CC0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2555-2529 BC (26 years) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Khufu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Meritites I or Henutsen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consort(s) | Meresankh III, Khamerernebty I, Persenet, Hekenuhedjet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issue | Nebemakhet, Duaenre, Menkaure, Khamerernebty II, Khentkaus (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2529 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Pyramid of Khafre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monuments | Great Sphinx (?) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Khafre (transliteration: ḫꜤ-f-rꜤ, meaning: "Re in Appearance"), or Hellenized as Chephren (Koine Greek: Χεφρηνα), was the fourth Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt. The seat of power of this dynasty was Memphis. According to some authors he was the brother and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafre was Djedefre's. Most think that Khufu was his father.
There is no agreement on the date of his reign; some authors say it was between 2558 BC and 2532 BC; this dynasty is commonly dated ca. 2650 BC – 2480 BC. While the Turin King List figure for his reign was lost in a lacuna, and Manetho's exaggerates his reign as 66 years, most scholars believe it was between 24 to 26 years, based upon the date of the Will of Prince Nekure which was carved on the walls of this Prince's Mastaba tomb. The will is dated anonymously to the Year of the 12th Cohfhdunt and is assumed to belong to Khafre since Nekure was his son. Khafre built the second largest Pyramid at Giza, the Great Sphinx and a temple, which is the only surviving example of a temple of this Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. His name, Khaf-Ra, means "Appearing like Ra" for some translators and "rise Ra!" for others; the meaning is most probably the first, according to the hieroglyphic representing his name, which includes that crown.
References[]
- James Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt Part I, §§ 192, (1906) on 'The Will of Nekure'.
External links[]
- Khafre: The 4th King of Egypt's 4th Dynasty. touregypt.net.
| Predecessor: Djedefre |
Pharaoh of Egypt 4th Dynasty |
Successor: Bicheres (?) |
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