Khufu


Khufu
 The rule of King Cheops Egypt nearly twenty-three years from 2574 until 2550 BC

Khufu was the second king of the Fourth Dynasty in ancient Egypt. Came to power after the death of his father Sneferu. Under the name of (fear Khanm Y) (ie the god Khnum, who protect me). From the village (menat Khufu) any (wet-nurse of Khufu) and is now the town of Beni Hassan. Sent missions to the Valley of Al Maghara to bring turquoise. Where he found his name and image represents an airing at the head of a pin person fighting. A statue of him and only found in the Abydos of ivory, carved his name on the throne, and the length of the statue of five centimeters, the Egyptian Museum and is now the rule according to the Papyrus (Turin) is about twenty-three years. Built in the reign of the Great Pyramid at Giza, and was the largest stone building in the world at this time, he called (the sister of Cheops), the sense of the horizon of Khufu was built in 2650 BC. M. Has supervised the construction min
ister and first assistant pronounced Himeon or Hamon and his statue is at the Museum of Hilldzheim Germany. However, he was of the opinion of Herodotus in which the tyrant that he needs some scrutiny by historians.



Did not remain to us only 5 cm from the small statue of ivory. This statue in front of visitors to the Egyptian Museum is rarely pay any attention to attention (do not forget if you have the opportunity to visit the Egyptian Museum, take a look at this statue) looted the pyramid was not still in the medieval granite lid of the coffin and up as well. King Khufu was the second of the Fourth Dynasty (Old Kingdom), to extend his rule between 2590 and 2568 BC, one of the Great Pyramid at Giza



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