Khufukhaf II (meaning "

Khufu Khufu or Cheops was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, in the first half of the Old Kingdom period ( 26th century BC). Khufu succeeded his father Sneferu as king. He is generally accepted as having c ...

raised him") was an ancient Egyptian high official during the

Old Kingdom In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning c. 2700–2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid Builders", as it encompasses the reigns of the great pyramid-builders of the Fourth ...

period. Likely born during the

4th Dynasty The Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty IV) is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Dynasty IV lasted from to 2494 BC. It was a time of peace and prosperity as well as one during which trade with other ...

, Khufukhaf died during the reign of

pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: '' pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the ...

Nyuserre Ini Nyuserre Ini (also Niuserre Ini or Neuserre Ini; in Greek known as Rathurês, ''Ῥαθούρης'') was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the sixth ruler of the Fifth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period. He is credited with a reign of 24 to 35 ye ...

of the mid 5th Dynasty. In modern Egyptology, he is also called Khufukhaf B or Khufukhaf the Younger to distinguish him from his probable father or grandfather

Khufukhaf I Khufukhaf I (also read as Khaefkhufu I) was an ancient Egyptian 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 Hi ...

Family

Khufukhaf bore the title of "king's son", a title which is however purely honorary and does not represent a true filiation. Rather, it is possible that he was a son of vizier

, a son of Khufu who served as such during Khafre's reign. However, the only known sons of Khufukhaf I's were

Wetka Wetka was an ancient Egyptian high official, bearing the honorary title of "king's son". He is also called Tuka or Tuwka. He lived in the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. Family Wetka was a son of Prince Khufukhaf I and Princess consort Nefertkau II. T ...

and

Iuenka Iuenka was a Prince of Egypt, a man with the title "king's son". He is also called Iunka, Yuwenka, Iun-ka and Iuwenka. He lived in the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. Family Iuenka was a son of Prince Khufukhaf I and Princess consort Nefertkau II. Thus ...

. Reisner claimed that Khufukhaf II was a grandson of Khufukhaf I and thus a son of either Wetka, Iuenka or Khufukhaf I's daughter. It is most possible that Khufukhaf II was a grandson, and not the son of Khufukhaf I. This however remains conjectural. The wife of Khufukhaf II is known to have been princess Khentkaus. She bore the title of ''King's daughter of his body'' indicating in all likeliness that she was a daughter of a pharaoh. Khentkaus and Khufukhaf had two sons: Khaf-Khufu and Sety-Ptah.

Career

As the son or grandson of a vizier, Khufukhaf II had a career laid out for him in the high administration of the Ancient Egyptian state. He bore a number of titles: *''Chief of the troop'' *''Chief of the western deserts'' *''Chief of the king's works'' *''Pure priest of the king'' *''Great of the ten from Upper Egypt'' *''Priest of the God'' *''Priest of

Maat Maat or Maʽat ( Egyptian: mꜣꜥt /ˈmuʀʕat/, Coptic: ⲙⲉⲓ) refers to the ancient Egyptian concepts of truth, balance, order, harmony, law, morality, and justice. Ma'at was also the goddess who personified these concepts, and regul ...

'' *''Priest of Ra in the temple Setibre'', sun temple of

Neferirkare Kakai Neferirkare Kakai (known in Greek as Nefercherês, Νεφερχέρης) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the third king of the Fifth Dynasty. Neferirkare, the eldest son of Sahure with his consort Meretnebty, was known as Ranefer A before h ...

*''Priest of

'' *''He whose position is foremost'' *''Chief of secrets of his Lord'' *''King's son''. Khufukhaf died during the reign of pharaoh

Tomb

Khufukhaf II was buried in mastaba G 7150 at Giza. In the tomb is mentioned his family - wife and sons. Persons who are also mentioned are Pasherimut, child of Tadihor- ..tef and Pedimutemiteru; he was a scribe.Giza archives

References

{{Authority control Princes of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt People of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt Mastabas Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown