Khuenre

Khuenre

Khuenre

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

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Biography

He was a son of Pharaoh Menkaure and his sister, Queen Khamerernebty II.[2] He was a grandson of Khafre and Khamerernebty I and great-grandson of Khufu, the 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 the south wall.[5]

Sources

  1. [1]
    Statue of Prince Khuenre as a Scribe
  2. [2]
    Page about Menkaure by Anneke Bart
  3. [3]
    Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004
  4. [4]
    Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, 2005.
  5. [5]
    Giza archives - page for Khuenre
  6. [6]
    Smith, Joseph Lindon. "Copy of painting from Khuenre's mastaba". metmuseum.org. New York: The Met Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  7. [7]
    Clayton, pp. 57-58
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