Baufra
Sign in to saveBaufra (also read as Bauefre and Ra-bau-ef) is the name of an alleged son of the ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) Khufu from the 4th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. He is known from a story in the Papyrus Westcar and from a rock inscription at Wadi Hammamat. He is neither contemporarily nor archaeologically attested, which makes his historical figure disputable to scholars up to this day.
Key facts
- Hieroglyphs.name
- ra:Z1-G30-V1-Y1:Z2:f
- Hieroglyphs.name explanation
- Bau-f-RâB3.w-f-Rʾ Re is his gloryPapyrus Westcar, column 4.18
- Hieroglyphs.name2 explanation
- Ba-ef-RêB3-f-Rʾ Re is his gloryWadi Hammamat, cartouche name no.5
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Father
- Khufu
- Sibling
- Hetepheres II
- Family
- Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- Noble title
- prince
- Image
- Baufra.JPG
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- Commons category
- Baufra
- date of birth
- 2600-01-01
- date of death
- 2600-01-01
- time period
- Old Kingdom of Egypt
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Identity
- Baufra in Wadi Hammamat
- Baufra in Westcar Papyrus
- Possible tomb
- References
- External links
Baufra (also read as Bauefre and Ra-bau-ef) is the name of an alleged son of the ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) Khufu from the 4th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. He is known from a story in the Papyrus Westcar and from a rock inscription at Wadi Hammamat. He is neither contemporarily nor archaeologically attested, which makes his historical figure disputable to scholars up to this day.
== Identity == It is possible that Baufra is identical to either Horbaef or Babaef I.
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