| Khufukhaf I inhieroglyphs | |||||||||
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Khufukhaf (Kha ef Khufu) Ḫʿj-f-Ḫwfw He appears like Khufu[1] | |||||||||
Khufukhaf I (also read asKhaefkhufu I) was anancient Egyptian prince andvizier of the4th Dynasty.
Khufukhaf was a son of pharaohKhufu, half-brother of pharaohDjedefre and full brother of pharaohKhafre and princeMinkhaf.[2] His mother might have been QueenHenutsen; the latter's pyramid is next to hismastaba tomb.[3] His wife was namedNefertkau II and she was buried with him in Giza.[4][5]
He served asvizier, possibly towards the end of Khufu's reign or during his brother Khafra's reign.
Khufukhaf had a double mastaba inGiza (tomb G 7130-7140) in theeast field which is part of theGiza Necropolis.[2] Mastaba G 7130 is attributed to Khufukhaf's wife Nefertkau. G 7140 belonged to Khufukhaf himself. Khufukhaf is depicted with QueenHenutsen in the Hall of the Mastaba. Several sons are mentioned as well.[4] A son namedWetka (also called Tuka) is depicted in the chapel of the mastaba. Another son namedIuenka (or Iun-ka) is depicted in the chapel as well. Iunka is given the title ofKing's Son in the tomb.[6][7] Khufukhaf also had a daughter.[8]
Khufukhaf was part of the highest level of the administration and was elevated to the vizierate probably during the reign of Khafra, his brother. This rank, the highest at the time, was strictly reserved to the close family of the Pharaoh during the 4th dynasty.[9]
Main titles:
| Title | Translation | Jones Index |
|---|---|---|
| iry-pˁt | hereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians' | 1157 |
| ˁḏ-mr dp | administrator\boundary official of Dep (Buto) | 1348 |
| wḏ-mdw n ḥry(w)-wḏb(w) | giver of orders to those in charge of reversions (offerings) | 1500 |
| mdw ḥp | herdsman ofApis | 1699 |
| ḥm Bȝw Nḫn | servant of the Souls ofNekhen/Hierakonpolis | 1877 |
| ḥm-nṯr ḥr ḳȝ-ˁ | priest ofHorus elevated-of-arm | 2075 |
| ḥm-nṯr ḫwfw | priest ofKhufu | 2087 |
| ḥrỉ-wḏb m ḥwt-ˁnḫ | master of the largess/he who is in charge of reversions (of offerings) in the House/ Mansion of Life | 2215 |
| ḫrp ˁḥ | director of the ˁḥ palace | 2579 |
| zȝ nswt | king's son | 2911 |
| zȝ nswt n ẖt.f | King's son of his body | 2912 |
| smr wˁty | sole companion | 3268 |
| tȝyty zȝb ṯȝty | he of the curtain, chief justice,vizier | 3706 |
| wr di.w pr ḏḥwty | Greatest of the Five in the temple ofThoth | 1471 |
Translation and indexes from Dilwyn Jones.[10]
