Kanefer
Sign in to savethumb|280px|Dahsuhr's necropolis map, Kanefer ( K3=(j).-nfr(.w) 18px18px5px "His Ka is beautiful") is the name of a prince and King Sneferu's son, who took the vizier's office from his older brother Nefermaat. He lived in the late period of the King Sneferu's reign and possibly in early reign phase of his brother Khufu. Later on the office of vizier passed to the Nefermat's son Hemiun. The fourth dynasty was a period when constructions on the Giza plateau peaked,as well as the development of activity of craftsmen and system organisation of grandiose buildings. Kanefer was buried in mastaba No.
Person
- Born
- 3000-00-00
- Died
- 3000-00-00
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Key facts
- Egyptian dignitary.Name
- Kanefer
- Egyptian dignitary.Caption
- An individual on the Kanefer stela, 2620-2500 BCE, Dahshur, Louvre
- Egyptian dignitary.Style
- Prince of Egypt Vizier of Egypt
- Egyptian dignitary.Image
- Kanefer stela detail3 2620-2500 BCE, Dahshur, Louvre.jpg
- Egyptian dignitary.egyptian_name
- sw-t:zA-A20-n:mi:t-x:r-t:f-kA-A-nfr
- Egyptian dignitary.spouse
- Khouenso, Priestess Hator,Lady of the Sycamor
- Egyptian dignitary.Children
- KaiwarebKaneferMeresankh
- Egyptian dignitary.Father
- Sneferu
- Egyptian dignitary.Burial
- Dahshur
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Key dates
- Born
- 3000 BCE
- Died
- 3000 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Father
- Sneferu
- Sibling
- Hetepheres
- Occupation
- priest
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- P2348
- Ancient Egypt
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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Genesis
- Mastaba
- Steles
- Epilogue
- Note
- See also
- Literature
- References
- External links
thumb|280px|Dahsuhr's necropolis map, Kanefer ( K3=(j).-nfr(.w) 18px18px5px "His Ka is beautiful") is the name of a prince and King Sneferu's son, who took the vizier's office from his older brother Nefermaat. He lived in the late period of the King Sneferu's reign and possibly in early reign phase of his brother Khufu. Later on the office of vizier passed to the Nefermat's son Hemiun. The fourth dynasty was a period when constructions on the Giza plateau peaked,as well as the development of activity of craftsmen and system organisation of grandiose buildings. Kanefer was buried in mastaba No.28 at the Dahshur necropolis. Information about his personality and position of power drawn from the remains uncovered in the mastaba is in question. thumb|200px| left| Stele Kanefer, mastaba Dahshur thumb|200px|left|Kanefer title, drum over false door, mastaba Dahshur, thumb|left|200px|Fals door from mastaba Dahshur No.28 with text dedicated to Kanefer by his son Keiwareb, who appears on both sides File:Kaiwereb_son of Prince Kanefer_Dahshur.jpg|160px
thumb|left|200px|Transcription of the script from lintel drum, mastaba Dahsuhr