Djedefhor

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Djedefhor
Born
Djedefhor
Titleoverseer of all works of the king
Spouseunknown woman
ChildrenPrince Auibra
Parent(s)Khufu, pharaoh of Egypt
Queen Meritites I
RelativesSneferu and Hetepheres I (grandparents)
several brothers and sisters

Djedefhor or Hordjedef was a noble Egyptian of the 4th Dynasty. He was the son of Pharaoh Khufu and his name means "Enduring Like Horus".

Biography

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Djedefhor
in hieroglyphs
Era: Old Kingdom
(2686–2181 BC)

Djedefhor was a son of Pharaoh Khufu and half-brother of pharaohs Djedefre and Khafre.[1] Queen Meritites I is named in the tomb G 7220 of Djedefhor and it is possible she is his mother.[2]

He is mentioned on an inscription in Wadi Hammamat, his name appears in a cartouche, written after the names of Khufu, Djedefre and Khafre, preceding the name of another of his brothers, Baufra.[3] There is no evidence that either Djedefhor or Baufra ruled as a pharaoh, even though only pharaohs' names were written in cartouches during the 4th dynasty.

The Teachings of Djedefhor, a document of which only fragments remain, is attributed to him. Djedefhor seems to have been deified after his death.[1] The wisdom text by Djedefhor was written as advice to his son, Prince Auibra.[citation needed]

Titles

Djedefhor's titles were:[4]

Title Translation Jones Index
imy-rȝ kȝt nbt (nt) nzwt overseer of all works of the king 950
imy iz he who is in the iz-bureau, councillor 247
ˁḏ-mr wḥˁw (ȝpdw) overseer of fishers/fowlers 1323
mniw nḫn protector/guardian of Hierakonpolis 1597
ḥȝty-ˁ count 1858
zȝ nswt n ẖt.f King's son of his body 2912
smr wˁty sole companion 3268

Translation and indexes from Dilwyn Jones.[5]

Burial

He was still alive during the reign of

Fourth Dynasty. Djedefhor was buried in mastaba G 7210–7220 in the east field which is part of the Giza pyramid complex. His sarcophagus is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.[6]

Appearance in ancient Egyptian fiction

He is one of the main characters in a story included in the

Djedi to the court of Khufu. This Djedi was inspired by real Prince Djedi, who was a son of Prince Rahotep and nephew to Khufu.[7]

Sources

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-500-05128-3
    ., p.58
  2. ^ gizapyramids.org G 7220
  3. ^ Dodson & Hilton, pp.54-55
  4. ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB
  5. ISBN 1-84171-069-5
    .
  6. ^ Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume III: Memphis, Part I Abu Rawash to Abusir. 2nd edition (revised and augmented by Dr Jaromir Malek, 1974. Retrieved from gizapyramids.org
  7. ^ "Tales of magic in Ancient Egypt". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-05-08.

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