Djedefre
Sign in to savethumb|266x266px|Inscription IV-C: Personal name of Djedefre in a mountain hieroglyph, Water Mountain of Djedefre, New Valley, Western Desert, Egypt Djedefre (also known as Djedefra and Radjedef; died 2558 BC) was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He is well known by the Hellenized form of his name Rhatoisēs (Ῥατοίσης) by Manetho. Djedefre was the son and immediate throne successor of Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza; his mother is not known for certain. He is the king who introduced the royal title Sa-Rê (meaning “Son of Ra”) and the f
Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Djedefre
- Pharaoh.alt_name
- Djedefra, Radjedef, Ratoises, Rhampsinit, Rhauosis
- Pharaoh.image
- Djedefre sphinx head-E 12626-IMG 4294-gradient.jpg
- Pharaoh.caption
- Quartzite head of a sphinx of Djedefre from Abu Rawash, Musée du Louvre
- Pharaoh.reign
- 10 to 14 years 2566 – 2558 BC
- Pharaoh.dynasty
- 4th Dynasty
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Khufu
- Pharaoh.successor
- Khafre
- Pharaoh.nomen
- DjedefreSȝ Rˁ ḏd.f RˁThe son of Ra, he endures like Ra
- Pharaoh.nomen_hiero
- N5-R11-f
- Pharaoh.prenomen
- Abydos King ListDjedefreḎd.f RˁHe endures like RaSaqqara TabletDjedefreḎḏ.f RˁHe endures like Ra
- Pharaoh.horus
- Hor-KheperḤr-ḫprEmbodiment of Horus
- Pharaoh.horus_hiero
- L1
- Pharaoh.nebty
- Kheper-im-nebtiḪpr-m-nb.tjEmbodied in the Two Ladies
- Pharaoh.golden
- Bikju-nebuBjk.jw-nb.wThe most golden falconG5*G5:G5-S12
- Pharaoh.spouse
- Hetepheres II, Khentetka
- Pharaoh.children
- Hornit, Setka, and Neferhetepes
- Pharaoh.father
- Khufu
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8 sectionsContents
- Family
- Children with Hetepheres II or Khentetka
- Children with Hetepheres II
- Possible children with Hetepheres II or Khentetka
- Reign
- Pyramid complex
- References
- External links
thumb|266x266px|Inscription IV-C: Personal name of Djedefre in a mountain hieroglyph, Water Mountain of Djedefre, New Valley, Western Desert, Egypt Djedefre (also known as Djedefra and Radjedef; died 2558 BC) was an ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He is well known by the Hellenized form of his name Rhatoisēs (Ῥατοίσης) by Manetho. Djedefre was the son and immediate throne successor of Khufu, the builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza; his mother is not known for certain. He is the king who introduced the royal title Sa-Rê (meaning “Son of Ra”) and the first to connect his cartouche name with the sun god Ra.
==Family==