Mindjedef
Prince of Egypt
Sarcophagus of Mindjedef
Burial
mastaba G 7760, Giza
SpouseKhufuankh
FatherCrown Prince Kawab
MotherQueen Hetepheres II
ReligionAncient Egyptian religion
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Mindjedef[1]
in hieroglyphs
Era: Old Kingdom
(2686–2181 BC)

Mindjedef was a Prince of ancient Egypt, who lived during the 4th Dynasty. His name means "Enduring Like Min". Min is an Egyptian fertility god.

Family

Mindjedef was a son of Crown Prince Kawab and Queen Hetepheres II. He was the grandson of Pharaoh Khufu and Meritites I and great-grandson of Sneferu. Mindjedef was born during the reign of his grandfather. Mindjedef was a brother of Queen Meresankh III and uncle of Princes Rawer and 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

  1. ↑ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935. p.413
  2. ↑ Kawab
  3. 1 2 Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings; Part III
  4. ↑ http://gizapyramids.org Archived 2008-10-11 at the Wayback Machine page on G 7760
  5. ↑ Sarcophagus of Mindjedef
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