Khufukhaf I

Khufukhaf I (also read as Khaefkhufu I) was an ancient Egyptian prince and vizier of the 4th Dynasty.

Khufukhaf I in hieroglyphs

Khufukhaf
(Kha ef Khufu)
Ḫʿj-f-Ḫwfw
He appears like Khufu[1]

Family

Khufukhaf was a son of Pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of pharaoh Djedefre and full brother of pharaoh Khafre and prince Minkhaf.[2] His mother might have been Queen Henutsen; the latter's pyramid is next to his mastaba tomb.[3] His wife was named Nefertkau II and she was buried with him in Giza.[4][5]

Life

He served as vizier, possibly towards the end of Khufu's reign or during his brother Khafra's reign.

Tomb

Khufukhaf had a double mastaba in Giza (tomb G 7130-7140) in the east field which is part of the Giza Necropolis.[2] Mastaba G 7130 is attributed to Khufukhaf's wife Nefertkau. G 7140 belonged to Khufukhaf himself. Khufukhaf is depicted with Queen Henutsen in the Hall of the Mastaba. Several sons are mentioned as well.[4] A son named Wetka (also called Tuka) is depicted in the chapel of the mastaba. Another son named Iuenka (or Iun-ka) is depicted in the chapel as well. Iunka is given the title of King's Son in the tomb.[6][7] Khufukhaf also had a daughter.[8]

Titles

Khufukhaf was part of the highest level of the administration and was elevated to the vizierate probably during the reign of Khafra, his brother. This rank, the highest at the time, was strictly reserved to the close family of the Pharaoh during the 4th dynasty.[9]

Main titles:

Title Translation Jones Index
iry-pˁt hereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians' 1157
ˁḏ-mr dp administrator\boundary official of Dep (Buto) 1348
wḏ-mdw n ḥry(w)-wḏb(w) giver of orders to those in charge of reversions (offerings) 1500
mdw ḥp herdsman of Apis 1699
ḥm Bȝw Nḫn servant of the Souls of Nekhen/Hierakonpolis 1877
ḥm-nṯr ḥr  ḳȝ-ˁ priest of Horus elevated-of-arm 2075
ḥm-nṯr ḫwfw priest of Khufu 2087
ḥrỉ-wḏb m ḥwt-ˁnḫ master of the largess/he who is in charge of reversions (of offerings) in the House/ Mansion of Life 2215
ḫrp ˁḥ director of the ˁḥ palace 2579
zȝ nswt king's son 2911
zȝ nswt n ẖt.f King's son of his body 2912
smr wˁty sole companion 3268
tȝyty zȝb ṯȝty he of the curtain, chief justice, vizier 3706
wr di.w pr ḏḥwty Greatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth 1471

Translation and indexes from Dilwyn Jones.[10]

Sources
  1. Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptischen Personennamen. J. J. Augustin, Glückstadt, 1935, page 265.
  2. Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, (London: Thames & Hudson, 2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.60
  3. "Egypt: The Queens of Egypt's 4th Dynasty". www.touregypt.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
  4. Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings; Part III
  5. Dodson & Hilton, p.61
  6. Giza pyramids Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Giza7000". euler.slu.edu. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
  8. Simpson, William Kelly, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, ISBN 0-87846-120-5 - PDF from The Giza Archives, 58 MB
  9. Strudwick, Nigel, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Routledge, 1985, ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB
  10. Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, ISBN 1-84171-069-5.
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