Iunre or Yunre was an

ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

ian prince of the 4th Dynasty. He was the son of king Khafre.Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. He was named after Ra.

Titles

His titles include:Hassan, Selim. Excavations at Gîza 6: 1934-1935. Part 3: The Mastabas of the Sixth Season and their Description. Cairo: Government Press, 1950.; obtained fro
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* 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 the souls of Nekhen ..., high priest * overseer of all the works * honored by his father, secretary of his father, he who is in he heartof his father

Tomb

Iunre's tomb is G 8466, located in the Central Field which is part of the Giza Necropolis.Giza pyramids by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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.

Sources

{{reflist Princes of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt Khafre 3rd-millennium BC births 3rd-millennium BC deaths