Khufu
Khufu, or Cheops, was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, reigning during the 26th century BC in the early Old Kingdom period. Khufu succeeded his father, Sneferu, as king. He is generally accepted as having commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but many other aspects of his reign are poorly documented. Khufu is also the main character noted in the Westcar Papyrus from the 13th dynasty.
Quotes
[edit]- Khnum-Khufu [lit. 'Khnum protects me'], Great God, Smiter of the Troglodytes ———. All protection and life are with him.
- Inscription cut into the rock-walls of the Wadi Maghara, Sinai. Text and relief: Laborde, Voyage de l'Arabie, Pl. 5, No. 2; Laval, Voyage dans la Péninsule Arabique, Insc. hiér., Vol. I, No. 2; Vol. II, No. 1; Lepsius, Denkmäler, Vol. II, 2, b, c; Ordnance Survey, Vol. III, p. 5; Brugsch, Thesaurus, Vol. VI, p. 1493 (inscriptions only); Sethe, Urkunden, Vol. I, p. 8; Weill, Sinai, p. 105. Translation: Breasted, Records of Ancient Egypt (1906), Vol. I, No. 176, p. 83
External links
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Encyclopedic article on Khufu on Wikipedia
