Khufukhaf II (meaning "

Khufu Khufu or Cheops (died 2566 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, Fourth Dynasty, in the first half of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old Kingdom period (26th century BC). Khufu succeeded his ...

raised him"; died 2430 BC) was an

ancient Egyptian 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 ...

high official during the

Old Kingdom In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning –2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid Builders", as it encompasses the reigns of the great pyramid-builders of the Fourth Dynast ...

period. Likely born during the

4th Dynasty The Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty IV) is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Dynasty IV lasted from to c. 2498 BC. It was a time of peace and prosperity as well as one during which trade with othe ...

, Khufukhaf died during the reign of

king King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

Nyuserre Ini Nyuserre Ini (also Niuserre Ini or Neuserre Ini; in Greek language, Greek known as Rathurês, ''Ῥαθούρης''; died 2422 BC) was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, king, the sixth ruler of the Fifth dynasty of Egypt, Fifth Dynasty during the Ol ...

of the 5th Dynasty. In modern Egyptology, he is also called Khufukhaf B or Khufukhaf the Younger to distinguish him from his probable father or grandfather

Khufukhaf I Khufukhaf I (also read as Khaefkhufu I) was an ancient Egyptian prince and vizier of the 4th Dynasty. Family Khufukhaf was a son of pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of pharaoh Djedefre and full brother of pharaoh Khafre and prince Minkhaf., p.60 H ...

Family

Khufukhaf bore the title of "king's son", a title which is however purely honorary and does not represent a true filiation. Rather, it is possible that he was a son of vizier

, a son of

who served as such during

Khafre Khafre or Chephren (died 2532 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the fourth king of the Fourth Dynasty, during the earlier half of the Old Kingdom period (c. 2700–2200 BC). He was son of the king Khufu, and succeeded his broth ...

's reign. However, the only known sons of Khufukhaf I's were

Wetka Wetka was an ancient Egyptian high official, bearing the honorary title of "king's son". He is also called Tuka or Tuwka. He lived in the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. Family Wetka was a son of Prince Khufukhaf I and Princess consort Nefertkau II. ...

and

Iuenka Iuenka was a Prince of Egypt, a man with the title "king's son". He is also called Iunka, Yuwenka, Iun-ka and Iuwenka. He lived in the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. Family Iuenka was a son of Prince Khufukhaf I and Princess consort Nefertkau II. Thu ...

. Reisner claimed that Khufukhaf II was a grandson of Khufukhaf I and thus a son of either Wetka, Iuenka or Khufukhaf I's daughter. It is most possible that Khufukhaf II was a grandson, and not the son of Khufukhaf I. This however remains conjectural. The wife of Khufukhaf II is known to have been

princess Khentkaus ::''See also Khentkaus I and Khentkaus II'' Khentkaus () was an Ancient Egyptian princess. She lived during the 4th and 5th Dynasty. Her parents are unknown but since she bore the title "King's daughter of his body" her father is likely to have be ...

. She bore the title of ''King's daughter of his body'' indicating in all likeliness that she was a daughter of a king. Khentkaus and Khufukhaf had two sons: Khaf-Khufu and Sety-Ptah.

Career

As the son or grandson of a vizier, Khufukhaf II had a career laid out for him in the high administration of the Ancient Egyptian state. He bore a number of titles: *''Chief of the troop'' *''Chief of the western deserts'' *''Chief of the king's works'' *''Pure priest of the king'' *''Great of the ten from Upper Egypt'' *''Priest of the God'' *''Priest of

Maat Maat or Maʽat ( Egyptian: ''mꜣꜥt'' /ˈmuʀʕat/, Coptic: ⲙⲉⲓ) comprised the ancient Egyptian concepts of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. Maat was also the goddess who personified these concepts, and regul ...

'' *''Priest of Ra in the temple Setibre'', sun temple of

Neferirkare Kakai Neferirkare Kakai (also known as Raneferirka Kakai and in Greek as Nefercherês, Νεφερχέρης; died 2460 BC) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the third king of the Fifth Dynasty. Neferirkare, the eldest son of Sahure with his consor ...

*''Priest of

'' *''He whose position is foremost'' *''Chief of secrets of his Lord'' *''King's son''. Khufukhaf died during the reign of pharaoh

Tomb

Khufukhaf II was buried in

mastaba A mastaba ( , or ), also mastabah or mastabat) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inward sloping sides, constructed out of mudbricks or limestone. These edifices marked the burial sites ...

G 7150 at

Giza Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah, Gizeh, Geeza, Jiza''; , , ' ) is the third-largest city in Egypt by area after Cairo and Alexandria; and fourth-largest city in Africa by population after Kinshasa, Lagos, and Cairo. It is the capital of ...

. In the tomb is mentioned his family - wife and sons. Persons who are also mentioned are Pasherimut, child of Tadihor- ..tef and Pedimutemiteru; he was a scribe.Giza archives

References

{{Authority control Princes of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt People of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt Mastabas Year of birth unknown 3rd-millennium BC births Year of death unknown 25th-century BC deaths