Khufukhaf I (also read as Khaefkhufu I) was an prince and vizier of the 4th Dynasty.
Family
Khufukhaf was a son of pharaoh
Khufu, half-brother of pharaoh
Djedefre and full brother of pharaoh
Khafre and prince
Minkhaf.
[, p.60] His mother might have been Queen
Henutsen; the latter's pyramid is next to his
mastaba tomb.
His wife was named
Nefertkau II and she was buried with him in Giza.
[Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings; Part III][Dodson & Hilton, p.61]
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.
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.
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.
[ Giza pyramids ] Khufukhaf also had a daughter.
[Simpson, William Kelly, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978, - PDF from The Giza Archives, 58 MB ]
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.
[Strudwick, Nigel, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Routledge, 1985, - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB]
Main titles:
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!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.
[Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, .]
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