Mindjedef
| Mindjedef | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Egypt | |
 Sarcophagus of Mindjedef | |
| Burial | mastaba G 7760, Giza |
| Spouse | Khufuankh |
| Father | Crown Prince Kawab |
| Mother | Queen Hetepheres II |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
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| Mindjedef[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | ||||
Mindjedef was a
.Family
Mindjedef was a son of
Minkhaf II
.
It is known that Mindjedef had a wife called Khufuankh ("Khufu lives").[2]
Titles
Prince Mindjedef held the titles King’s son of his body, Hereditary prince, Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, etc.[3]
Burial
Mindjedef was buried at Giza in mastaba G 7760. Mindjedef and Khufuankh are depicted with a small son in the chapel, but his name is not preserved.[3][4] His sarcophagus is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 54.80a-b).[5]
References
- ^ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935. p.413
- ^ Kawab
- ^ a b Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings; Part III
- ^ http://gizapyramids.org Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine page on G 7760
- ^ Sarcophagus of Mindjedef