Saturday, February 25, 2012

Kings and Queens 4

Queen Khentetka  ( 4 th Dynasty )
Khentetka  was a Queen of Egypt; the wife of King Djedefre during the 4th dynasty.

Khafre  ( 4 th Dynasty )
Khafra (Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty) his name means (Appearing like Re), his reign between 2558 BC to 2532 BC, 26 years. Khafre was son of King Khufu, his capital at Memphis.  We know little about his reign. But his pyramid at Giza the second largest known pyramid in Egypt is enough.

Reign from 2558 to 2532 BC      4th Dynasty
Predecessor (Djedefra)

Successor (Menkaura)

Children (Menkaura, Nebemakhet, Duaenre, Niuserre, Khenterka, Ankhmare, Akhre, Iunmin, Iunre, Sekhemkare, Nikaure, Khamerernebty II, Rekhetre, Shepsetkau, Hemetre)

Father (Pharaoh Khufu)

Mother (Queen Henutsen)

Monuments (Pyramid of Khafra,Great Sphinx of Giza)
King Khafre Egyptian Museum - Cairo



Queen Khamerernebty I ( 4 th Dynasty )
Queen Khamerernebty I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th dynasty. She was probably a wife of King Khafre and the mother of King Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty II. 



Queen Hekenuhedjet ( 4 th Dynasty )
Queen Hekenuhedjet was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th dynasty, a wife of Pharaoh Khafra. She is depicted in the tomb of her son the Vizier Sekhemkare.

Queen Persenet ( 4 th Dynasty )
Queen Persenet was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th dynasty. She may have been a daughter of King Khufu and a wife of King Khafra. 


Menkaure ( 4 th Dynasty )
His name mean (Eternal like the Souls of Re), ruling from 2532 B.C to 2503 B.C,(29 years). He was the son of King Khafre, and he married his sister Khamerernebti 2. His pyramid is the smallest pyramids at Giza.

Reign from 2532 to 2503 BC      4th Dynasty
Predecessor (Khafre)

Successor (Shepseskaf)

Children (Khuenre, Shepseskaf, Khentkaus I)

Father (Khafra)

Mother (Khamerernebty I)

Monuments (Pyramid at Giza)
Menkaure and Queen


Khamerernebty I ( 4 th Dynasty )
Khamerernebty I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th dynasty. She was a wife of King Khafre and the mother of King Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty II. 


Shepseskaf ( 4 th Dynasty )
Shepseskaf was a son of Menkaurethe, his name means (His Soul is Noble). He ruled from 2472 to 2467 B.C. His tomb is in Saqqara. He is the only king of the Fourth Dynasty, who did not build a pyramid, but he built a big mastaba at South Saqqara.

Reign from 2503 to 2498 BC      4th Dynasty
Predecessor (Menkaura)

Successor (Userkaf)

Children (Khamaat)

Father (Menkaura)
Shepseskaf (Museum of Fine Arts-Boston)

Queen Bunefer ( 4 th Dynasty )

Queen Bunefer was an Ancient Egyptian queen from the 4th or 5th dynasty. It is not known which king she was married to may be Shepseskaf.

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