Djedefre
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Djedefre was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 4th Dynasty, best known as a son and successor of Khufu and for building a pyramid complex at Abu Rawash.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minkhaf I | 1 |
| Pharaoh Djedefre | 1 |
| reign of Djedefre | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fourth Dynasty pharaoh
ⓘ
King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Radjedef
ⓘ
Rˁ-ḏd.f-rˁ ⓘ |
| associatedWith | solar cult of Ra ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
inscriptions at Abu Rawash
ⓘ
seal impressions ⓘ statues and statue fragments ⓘ |
| burialMonumentType | pyramid complex ⓘ |
| burialSite |
Abu Rawash necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Rawash pyramid complex
|
| child |
Baka
ⓘ
Nikaudjre ⓘ Setka ⓘ |
| constructed |
Abu Rawash necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
causeway at Abu Rawash
funerary temple at Abu Rawash ⓘ satellite pyramid at Abu Rawash ⓘ valley temple at Abu Rawash ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Abu Rawash necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Rawash
|
| dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| father | Khufu ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a son and successor of Khufu
ⓘ
building a pyramid complex at Abu Rawash ⓘ |
| knownFrom | later king lists ⓘ |
| name | Djedefre self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor | earliest fully attested royal use of the sun god Ra in a throne name ⓘ |
| possibleMother |
Henutsen
ⓘ
Meritites I ⓘ |
| praenomenLinkedDeity | Ra ⓘ |
| predecessor | Khufu ⓘ |
| pyramidLocation |
Abu Rawash necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Rawash
|
| pyramidName | “Djedefre is a Star in the Sky” ⓘ |
| pyramidStateOfPreservation | heavily ruined ⓘ |
| pyramidType | true pyramid ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| reignPeriod | c. 2580–2570 BCE ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Dynasty royal family
|
| royalTitle |
Pharaoh
ⓘ
surface form:
nsw-bity (King of Upper and Lower Egypt)
sa Ra (Son of Ra) ⓘ |
| sibling |
Baufra
ⓘ
Djedefhor ⓘ Hetepheres II ⓘ Khafre ⓘ Meresankh II ⓘ Meresankh III ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hetepheres II
ⓘ
Khentetka ⓘ |
| successor | Khafre ⓘ |
| throneName | Djedefre self-link ⓘ |
| throneNameMeaning | “Enduring like Re” ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pharaoh Djedefre
this entity surface form:
reign of Djedefre