Khafre
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Khafre was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, best known for commissioning the second-largest pyramid at Giza and likely the Great Sphinx.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chephren | 1 |
| Khafra | 1 |
| Khefren | 1 |
| Pharaoh Khafre | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fourth Dynasty pharaoh
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Khafre
ⓘ
surface form:
Chephren
Khafre ⓘ
surface form:
Khafra
Khafre ⓘ
surface form:
Khefren
|
| associatedDeity |
Horus
ⓘ
Ra ⓘ |
| associatedWithMonument | Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite |
Giza
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza Plateau
|
| burialComplex |
Giza Pyramids
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
|
| burialPlace | Pyramid of Khafre ⓘ |
| child |
Ankhmare
ⓘ
Khamerernebty I ⓘ
surface form:
Khamerernebty II
Menkaure ⓘ Sekhemkare ⓘ
surface form:
Nikaure
Sekhemkare ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | one of the later kings of the Fourth Dynasty ⓘ |
| commissioned |
Valley Temple of Khafre
ⓘ
surface form:
Mortuary Temple of Khafre
Pyramid of Khafre ⓘ Valley Temple of Khafre ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Giza ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| father | Khufu ⓘ |
| knownFor |
monumental building projects at Giza
ⓘ
probable builder of the Great Sphinx ⓘ second pyramid at Giza ⓘ |
| likelyCommissioned | Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ |
| mother | Henutsen ⓘ |
| name | Khafre self-link ⓘ |
| possibleFather |
Pharaoh Sneferu
ⓘ
surface form:
Sneferu
|
| praenomenMeaning | Appearing like Re ⓘ |
| predecessor | Djedefre ⓘ |
| pyramidAngle | about 53°10′ ⓘ |
| pyramidBaseLength | about 215.25 metres ⓘ |
| pyramidHeightCurrent | about 136.4 metres ⓘ |
| pyramidHeightOriginal | about 143.5 metres ⓘ |
| pyramidLocation |
Giza
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza, Egypt
|
| pyramidRankAtGiza | second-largest pyramid at Giza ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
|
| reignDynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalTitle |
Horus
ⓘ
surface form:
Horus-king
King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| spouse |
Khamerernebty I
ⓘ
Meresankh III ⓘ |
| successor | Menkaure ⓘ |
| throneName | Khafre self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khafra
this entity surface form:
Khefren
this entity surface form:
Chephren
this entity surface form:
Pharaoh Khafre