Friday, December 11, 2009
More about Khufu's family
In Khufu's family there were many Pharaoh's in his bloodline. But some things you might not know is one of Khufu's sons killed his own brother, Kewab, in order to become Khufu's successor. Also many ancient descendants of Khufu still are around. One of the last Pharaoh's in Khufu's bloodline was his great-grandson, Nebmaket. One of Khufu's sons, Khefren, Built the great Sphinx.
Who were Khufu's parents????
Khufu's parents were queen Hetepheres I and Sneferu. Sneferu was the Pharaoh before Khufu and he lived a life longer than most Pharaohs usually do. They had 3 children together, one of them Khufu, the other two are unknown. Sneferu became Pharaoh at the age of 15 until he was 34 years old. Hetepheres lived to be rather old to the age of 53 years old(thats REALLY old back then).
How he died
Khufu's Pyrimid
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- Brier, Bob. Egyptian Mummies. New York: Brockhampton, 2000. Print.
- Ian, Shaw,. Dictionary of ancient Egypt. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995. Print