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Khuenre

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Khuenre
Prince Khuenre
Statue of prince Khuenre,[1] Boston, Massachusetts
Burial placeTomb MQ 1 at Giza
Years activec. 2525 BC
ParentKhamerernebty II

Khuenre (Khuenra) (fl.c. 2525 BC)[2] was a Prince of ancient Egypt of the 4th Dynasty, named after the Sun god Ra.

Biography

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He may have been a son of King Menkaure and was a son of his sister, Queen Khamerernebty II.[2] He was a grandson of Khafre and Khamerernebty I and great-grandson of Khufu, the king who built the Great Pyramid of Giza.[3][4]

He was a secretary and "sole companion of his father".[5]

He was the eldest son of his parents, but he was not Menkaure’s successor as he predeceased him.[6] Thus, Menkaure was succeeded by Shepseskaf.[7]

Khuenre is buried in Menkaure’s cemetery (MQ 1). He is depicted as a young boy standing in front of his seated mother on the south wall.[5]

Sources

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  1. ^ Statue of Prince Khuenre as a Scribe Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b Page about Menkaure by Anneke Bart.
  3. ^ Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. (2004). ISBN 978-0500051283.
  4. ^ Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, (2005). ISBN 978-0954721893.
  5. ^ a b Giza archives - page for Khuenre.
  6. ^ Smith, Joseph Lindon. "Copy of painting from Khuenre's mastaba". metmuseum.org. New York: The Met Museum. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  7. ^ Clayton, pp. 57-58.