Chufu-anch

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Chufu-anch in hieroglyphics
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Chufu-anch
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Sarcophagus of Chufu-anch in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Chufu-anch is the name of an ancient Egyptian official who worked in the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom . He carried high titles such as "Sealer of the King" ( Chetemti-biti ), "Overseer of the King's Construction Work " ( Imi-ra katneb-en-nesut ) and "Magazine Administrator of the House of Life" ( Heri-wedja Hut-anch ). A magnificent sarcophagus made of rose granite with his name on it is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo . Chufu-anch was buried in the Mastaba G 4520 of the Central Cemetery of Giza .

literature

  • Zahi Hawass , Lyla Pinch Brock: Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century: Archeology (= Egyptology at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century: Proceedings of the Eighth International Congress of Egyptologists, Cairo, 2000. Volume 1). American University in Cairo Press, Cairo / New York 2003, ISBN 9774246748 , p. 444.
  • Amelia B. Edwards: Pharaohs, Fellahs And Explorers . Kessinger Publishing, 2004, ISBN 0766190218 , p. 136.
  • Michael Rice : Who's Who in Ancient Egypt . Routledge, London 2001, ISBN 0415154499 , p. 99.
  • George Andrew Reisner : A history of the Giza Necropolis. Volume 2. Harvard University Press, London 1942, p. 52 ( PDF; 76.9 MB ).
  • Ingelore Hafemann: Service obligation in ancient Egypt . Golden House Publications, Berlin / London 2009, ISBN 978-1-906137-11-3 , p. 50.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hermann Ranke : The ancient Egyptian personal names. Volume 1. Augustin, Glückstadt 1935, p. 268, No. 5. ( Online as PDF file )
personal data
SURNAME Chufu-anch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient egyptian prince
DATE OF BIRTH 26th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 26th century BC Chr.