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The Great Sphinx
ancient Egyptian monumental sculpture
Khafra
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 ( 2700–2200 BC). He was son of the king Khufu, and succeeded his brother Djedefre to the throne.
Menkaure
Menkaure or Menkaura (; 2550 BC - 2503 BC) was a king of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom. He is well known under his Hellenized names Mykerinos ( by Herodotus), in turn Latinized as Mycerinus, and Menkheres ( by Manetho). According to Manetho, he was the throne successor of king Bikheris, but according to archaeological evidence, he was almost certainly the successor of Khafre. Africanus (from Syncellus) reports as rulers of the fourth dynasty Sôris, Suphis I, Suphis II, Mencherês (=Menkaure), Ratoisês, Bicheris, Sebercherês, and Thamphthis in this order. Menkaure became fam
Pyramid of Khafre
smooth-sided pyramid in Giza, Egypt
Khamerernebty II
ancient Egyptian queen consort
Meresankh III
ancient Egyptian queen consort
Khamerernebty I
ancient Egyptian queen consort
Persenet
Persenet (Personet, Per-sent) was an ancient Egyptian queen consort of the 4th Dynasty. She may have been a daughter of Pharaoh Khufu and a wife of Pharaoh Khafre. She is mainly known from her tomb at Giza (G 8156).
Rekhetre
Rekhetre () was an ancient Egyptian queen from the late 4th Dynasty or early 5th Dynasty. She was a daughter of King Khafre. Her husband is never mentioned, but Rekhetre would have been the wife of one of Khafre's successors, possibly Menkaure.
Hekenuhedjet
Hekenuhedjet was an ancient Egyptian queen consort of the 4th Dynasty, a wife of pharaoh Khafre. She is depicted in the tomb of her son, the vizier Sekhemkare.
Duaenre
Duaenre () was a vizier under Menkaure during the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. His titles include those of ''king's son of his body (za-nesut-khetef, zꜣ-nswt-ẖt.f), hereditary prince (iri-pat, jrj-pꜥt), count (hati-a, ḥꜣtj-ꜥ), vizier (tAjtj), scribe of the divine book (sesh-medjat-netjer, sš-mḏꜣt-nṯr), mouth of Nekhen (er-nekhen, r-nḫn), and mouth of every Butite (er-pe-neb, r-p-nb'').
Hemetre
Hemetre (Hemetra) was an ancient Egyptian royal woman of the Fourth Dynasty. Hemetre may have been a daughter or granddaughter of Khafre. She did not hold the title ''king's wife'' and may have even married a non-royal. She is mainly known from her tomb, which is located in the central field of Giza. Her name honors the god Ra.
Khafre Enthroned
funerary statue in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Ankhmare
Ankhmare () was an ancient Egyptian prince and vizier of the 4th Dynasty. His titles include ''king's eldest son of his body (sA-nswt n Xt=f), as well as chief justice and vizier (smsw tAjtj sAb TAtj''). Ankhmare was a son of King Khafre and was named after the god Ra.
Sekhemkare
ancient Egyptian prince and vizier
Nebemakhet
Nebemakhet () was a king's son and a vizier during the 4th Dynasty. Nebemakhet was the son of King Khafre and Queen Meresankh III. He is shown in his mother's tomb and in his own tomb at Giza.
Iunmin I
ancient Egyptian prince and vizier
Nikaure
Nikaure () was an ancient Egyptian prince and vizier during the 4th Dynasty, likely under Menkaure. His titles include ''king's eldest son of his body (sA-nswt n Xt=f), as well as chief justice and vizier (smsw tAjtj sAb TAtj'').
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