Minkhaf I

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Minkhaf I in hieroglyphs
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Minkhaf I
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Minkhaf
Mn.w ḫˁ=f
He appears, the god Min
Minkhaf I
Vizier
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Dynasty 4th Dynasty
Pharaoh Khufu
Father Khufu
Motherpossibly Henutsen
Wifeunknown woman
ChildrenSon

Minkhaf I was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty. He was a son of Pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of Pharaoh Djedefre and elder brother of Pharaoh Khafre. [2] His mother may have been Queen Henutsen. [3] Minkhaf had a wife and at least one son, but their names are not known. [4] Minkhaf served as vizier possibly under Khufu or Khafre.

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Tomb

Minkhaf was buried in the double mastaba numbered G 7430-7440 in the East Field, which is part of the Giza Necropolis. The construction of the mastaba started during the reign of his father Khufu. [5] The mastaba contained an interior chapel and an exterior chapel consisting of four rooms. One of the rooms was built to house at least four statues. The niches were large enough to hold standing statues and the niches were inscribed with Minkhaf's name and titles. [6]

Two burial shafts were found, labeled G 7430 A and G 7430 B. Shaft G 7430 A contained Minkhaf's sarcophagus which was found in a coffin pit located on the western side of the burial chamber. A canopic pit where the Canopic jars would have been stored was located in the south-east corner of the burial chamber. Shaft G 7430 B belonged to Minkhaf's wife, but the structure was unfinished and appears to not have been used. [6] Minkhaf's sarcophagus is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. [2]


Titles

Djedefhor's titles were: [7]

TitleTranslationJones Index
imy-rȝ kȝt nbt (nt) nzwtoverseer of all works of the king950
tȝyty zȝb ṯȝtyhe of the curtain, chief justice, vizier 3706
iry-pˁthereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians'1157
wr di.w pr ḏḥwtyGreatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth 1471
mniw nḫnprotector/guardian of Hierakonpolis 1597
rȝ p nbmouth of every Pe-ite/Butite (see Buto)1831
ḥȝty-ˁcount1858
ḥry-sštȝ n it.fprivy to the secret of his father2241
ḥry-sštȝ n nzwt m swt.f nbtprivy to the secret [of the king in] all his cult places/secretary [of the king in] all his cult-places2311
ḫrp ˁḥdirector of the ˁḥ palace2579
ẖry-ḥbtlector priest, 'he who cames the ritual-book'2848
ẖry-ḥbt ḥry-tpchief lector priest, lector priest in charge2860
zȝ nswtking's son2911
zȝ nswt n ẖt.f smswking's eldest son of his body2914
zš mḏȝt-nṯrscribe of the god's book3132
smrcompanion, courtier3263
smr wˁtysole companion3268
smr wˁty n it.fsole companion of his father3272
nb imȝḫw ḫr it.fpossessor of reverence with his father1782

Translation and indexes from Dilwyn Jones. [8]

Sources

  1. ↑ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., p. 265
  2. 1 2 Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN   0-500-05128-3., p. 60
  3. ↑ Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs, and Paintings Volume III: Memphis, Part I Abu Rawash to Abusir. 2nd edition; revised and augmented by Dr Jaromir Malek, 1974. Retrieved from gizapyramids.org
  4. ↑ Nefertkau, the eldest daughter of Sneferu
  5. ↑ George A. Reisner, A History of the Giza Necropolis I, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1942, pp. 70–74, Retrieved from Giza Digital Library: History of the Giza Necropolis Series Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. 1 2 George A. Reisner and William Stevenson Smith, A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner, Harvard University Press, 1955, pp. 45-50 Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner
  7. ↑ Baud, Michel, Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire Egyptien 1 & 2 IFAO, 1999, ISBN   2-7247-0248-4.
  8. ↑ 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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