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Djedefre (also
known as
Djedefra and Radjedef; died c. 2558 BC) was an
ancient Egyptian king (pharaoh) of the 4th
Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He is...
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pyramid of
Djedefre is Egypt's
northernmost pyramid.
Believed to have been
built by
Djedefre, son and
successor to king Khufu, it
consists today mostly...
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Wilkinson and
James Burton in 1823.
Djedefre is
credited by
historians with a
reign of
eight years. Not much is
known of
Djedefre,
including his inconclusive...
- wife of
Prince Kawab and
pharaoh Djedefre Hetepheres B,
daughter of
Djedefre Hetepheres C, wife of Baka (son of
Djedefre)
Dodson and Hilton: The Complete...
- 2700–2200 BC). He was son of the king Khufu, and
succeeded his
brother Djedefre to the throne. Khafre's
enormous pyramid at Giza, the
Pyramid of Khafre...
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married another of her brothers,
Djedefre who
later succeeded Khufu as king of Egypt. She was
widowed a
second time when
Djedefre died. The
marriage of her daughter...
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pharaohs was one of the "great five names". It was
introduced by king
Djedefre,
third pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty, as an
emendation to the traditional...
- next
ruler was
Djedefre, who
married his
widow Hetepheres II. It used to be
believed that
Djedefre had
Kawab murdered,
since Djedefre was
buried in Abu...
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solar cult of Ra prevails, as
evidenced by the
Khufu ship. His successor,
Djedefre, is the
first pharaoh to
refer to
himself by the
epithet "Son of Ra". The...
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solar ships. Some
examples of
these include Niuserre's
solar ship and the
Djedefre solar ship. A
total of
seven boat pits have been
located within the area...
