Djedefhor

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Djedefhor was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty, known from wisdom literature and inscriptions as a royal son and court official during the Old Kingdom.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Djedefhor canonical 2
Djedefhor (son) 1
Nykau-Djedefre 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian prince
author of wisdom literature
court official
royal scribe
associatedWith Great Pyramid of Giza
surface form: Pyramid complex of Khufu
burialPlace Eastern Cemetery at Giza
surface form: Giza Necropolis (uncertain attribution)
country Egypt
culture ancient Egyptian
dynasty Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
family Fourth Dynasty royal family
father Khufu
fieldOfWork didactic literature
royal administration
floruit 26th century BCE
genre sebayt (Egyptian instruction literature)
hasRole advisor to the king (traditional attribution)
historicalRegion Lower Egypt
influenced later Egyptian wisdom literature
knownFor didactic teachings
role at the royal court
knownFrom inscriptions
wisdom literature
languageOfWorkOrName Ancient Egyptian
surface form: Egyptian
legacy remembered as a sage in later Egyptian tradition
nameInHieroglyphs Ḥr-ḏd.f
nameVariant Djedefhor NERFINISHED
Hordedef
Hordjedef
notableWork Instruction of Hordjedef
surface form: Instruction of Djedefhor

wisdom text attributed to Djedefhor
occupation court official
prince
scribe
period Old Kingdom of Egypt
placeOfActivity ancient city of Memphis
surface form: Memphis (ancient Egypt)
relative Djedefre NERFINISHED
Hetepheres II
Khafre
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalTitle king’s son
king’s son of his body
sexOrGender male
sourceMention later manuscript copies of his Instruction
title overseer of all works of the king (attributed in some sources)
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Djedefre sibling Djedefhor
Hordjedef child Djedefhor
this entity surface form: Djedefhor (son)
Hordjedef nameVariant Djedefhor
Khentetka possibleChild Djedefhor
this entity surface form: Nykau-Djedefre