Khufu

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Also known as: Cheops

Builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

2509 BC–2483 BC

2509 BC – 2483 BC

Fourth Dynasty

Old Kingdom

c. 2686 BC – 2181 BC

Cheops

Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

Prenomen (Throne Name)

ḫwfw"He Protects Me"

Nomen (Birth Name)

ḫwfw"Khufu"

Horus Name

mḏdw"Who Has Been Followed"

Nebty (Two Ladies) Name

mḏd-r"Who Has Adhered to the Two Ladies"

Golden Horus Name

bꞽk.wꞽ-nb.w"The Golden Double Falcon"

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