In Egypt's history, there have been many important pharaohs. Tutankhamen, Cleopatra, Hatsheput and Ramesses II are the very well known names. Another very famous pharaoh is Khufu.
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King Khufu's full name was Khnum-Khufu (k-num k-oo-foo), which means 'Khnum protect me'. Khnum was the Egyptian god of creation and water. Khufu's nickname was Cheops, which was his name translated to Greek.
Khufu began his rule as the second ruler in the fourth dynasty. He ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period, which was the 26th century BC. He began his reign in his early twenties and ruled for 23 years. Khufu was the son of King Snefu and Hetepheres I. He had a sister, Princess Hetepheres. He was married 2 times, first to Queen Meritites and then to Queen Henutsen. Khufu had 7 sons and 4 daughters:
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Sons
Khafra
Kawab
Nefermaat II
Iynefer II
Djedefre
Djedefhor
Horbaef
Daughters
Nefertiabet
Meresankh II
Hetepheres II
Khamerernebty
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Khufu is very famous as during his reign he built the Great Pyramid of Giza. The Great Pyramid of Giza is the oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza region and the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
There has only been one other artifact discovered since Khufu's death, and that is a 9cm tall statue of him, found just south of the Temple of Osiris. There is not much information about Khufu as his tomb was robbed long before it was discovered by archaeologists. The objects in the tomb and all information about him was taken. It is believed he ruled a very structured society and may have been quite rich. It is also believed he was buried alone in his tomb with his two wives buried nearby.