Minkhaf I

Minkhaf I was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty. Minkhaf was a son of Pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of Pharaoh Djedefre and elder brother of Pharaoh Khafra.[2] His mother may have been Queen Henutsen.[3] Minkhaf had a wife and at least one son, but their names are not known.[4]

Minkhaf I in hieroglyphs
[1]
Minkhaf
Mn.w ḫˁ=f
He appears, the god Min
Minkhaf I
Vizier
Dynasty4th Dynasty
PharaohKhufu
FatherKhufu
Motherpossibly Henutsen
Wifeunknown woman
ChildrenSon

Minkhaf served as vizier during his father Khufu's reign.

Tomb

Minkhaf was buried in the double mastaba numbered G 7430-7440 in the east field which is part of the Giza Necropolis. The construction of the mastaba started during the reign of his father Khufu.[5] The mastaba contained an interior chapel and an exterior chapel consisting of four rooms. One of the rooms was built to house at least four statues. The niches were large enough to hold standing statues and the niches were inscribed with Minkhaf's name and titles.[6]

Two burial shafts were found, labeled G 7430 A and G 7430 B. Shaft G 7430 A contained Minkhaf's sarcophagus which was found in a coffin pit located on the western side of the burial chamber. A canopic pit where the Canopic jars would have been stored was located in the south-east corner of the burial chamber. Shaft G 7430 B belonged to Minkhaf's wife, but the structure was unfinished and appears to not have been used.[6] Minkhaf's sarcophagus is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.[2]


Titles

Djedefhor's titles were[7]:

Title Translation Jones Index
imy-rȝ kȝt nbt (nt) nzwt overseer of all works of the king 950
tȝyty zȝb ṯȝty he of the curtain, chief justice, vizier 3706
iry-pˁt hereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians' 1157
wr di.w pr ḏḥwty Greatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth 1471
mniw nḫn protector/guardian of Hierakonpolis 1597
rȝ p nb mouth of every Pe-ite/Butite (see Buto) 1831
ḥȝty-ˁ count 1858
ḥry-sštȝ n it.f privy to the secret of his father 2241
ḥry-sštȝ n nzwt m swt.f nbt privy to the secret [of the king in] all his cult places/secretary [of the king in] all his cult-places 2311
ḫrp ˁḥ director of the ˁḥ palace 2579
ẖry-ḥbt lector priest, 'he who cames the ritual-book' 2848
ẖry-ḥbt ḥry-tp chief lector priest, lector priest in charge 2860
zȝ nswt king's son 2911
zȝ nswt n ẖt.f smsw king's eldest son of his body 2914
zš mḏȝt-nṯr scribe of the god's book 3132
smr companion, courtier 3263
smr wˁty sole companion 3268
smr wˁty n it.f sole companion of his father 3272
nb imȝḫw ḫr it.f possessor of reverence with his father 1782

Translation and indexes from Dilwyn Jones[8].

Sources
  1. Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., p. 265
  2. Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, (London: Thames & Hudson, 2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p. 60
  3. 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
  4. Nefertkau, the eldest daughter of Sneferu
  5. George A. Reisner, A History of the Giza Necropolis I, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1942, pp. 70–74, Retrieved from Giza Digital Library: History of the Giza Necropolis Series Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
  6. George A. Reisner and William Stevenson Smith, A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner, Harvard University Press, 1955, pp. 45-50 Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner
  7. Baud, Michel, Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire Egyptien 1 & 2 IFAO, 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0248-4.
  8. Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, ISBN 1-84171-069-5.
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