Iruka Chufu
Iruka Chufu in hieroglyphics | |||||||||||||||||
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(Iru ka Chufu) Jr.w k3 Ḫwf.w 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
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Iruka Chufu |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient Egyptian official |
DATE OF BIRTH | 26th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 26th century BC Chr. |