Iruka Chufu

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Iruka Chufu in hieroglyphics
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Iruka-Chufu
(Iru ka Chufu)
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Servant of Cheops

Iruka-Chufu is the name of an ancient Egyptian official of the early 5th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom . He was the brother of Chufuseneb and Persen . A scribe statuette has survived from him. Iruka-Chufu held high titles such as the overseer of the pyramid city of Cheops . He was buried in the stone brick double mastaba LG 20-21 in the central cemetery of the necropolis of Giza , together with Persen and his wife Neshut .

literature

  • Smith: Scribe statue in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 99130. In: American Journal of Archeology. 56th edition (1952), p. 40.
  • Bertha Porter , Rosalind LB Moss : Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs and Paintings. III. Memphis . 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford 1974, p. 48.
  • Hermann Ranke : The Egyptian personal names . Vol. 1, Augustin, Glückstadt 1935, ( online as PDF ).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hermann Ranke: The Egyptian personal names. Vol. 1, p. 40, No. 23.
personal data
SURNAME Iruka Chufu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient Egyptian official
DATE OF BIRTH 26th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 26th century BC Chr.