Khuenre

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Khuenre
Prince Khuenre
Statue of prince Khuenre,[1] Boston, Massachusetts
Title Prince of Egypt
Parents King Menkaure
Queen Khamerernebty II

Khuenre (Khuenra) was a Prince of ancient Egypt of the 4th dynasty, named after the Sun god Ra.

Biography

He was a son of Pharaoh Menkaure and his sister, Queen Khamerernebty II.[2] He was a grandson of Khafra and Khamerernebty I and great-grandson of Khufu, king who built the Great Pyramid of Giza.[3][4]

He was a secretary and "sole companion of his father".[5]

He was the eldest son of his parents, but he was not Menkaure’s successor.[6] This was Shepseskaf.[7]

Khuenre is buried in Menkaure’s cemetery (MQ 1). He is depicted as a young boy standing in front of his seated mother on south wall.[8]

Sources

  1. ↑ Statue of Prince Khuenre as a Scribe
  2. ↑ Page about Menkaure by Anneke Bart
  3. ↑ Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004
  4. ↑ Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, 2005.
  5. ↑ Giza archives - page for Khuenre
  6. ↑ Copy of painting from Khuenre's mastaba
  7. ↑ Clayton, pp. 57-58
  8. ↑ Giza archives - page for Khuenre
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