Horbaef (also known as Baefhor and Horbaf; fl. c. 2570 BC[1]) was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty.[2] His title was "King’s son".
| Horbaef | |
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 Horbaef CG 1788 | |
| Born | probably Memphis, Egypt |
| Burial | mastaba G 7410-7420 at Giza |
| Consort | Meresankh II |
| Issue | Nefertkau III Nebty-tepites |
| Father | Khufu |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
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| Horbaef in hieroglyphs | |||||
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Horbaef was a son of King Khufu and an unknown woman. He married his half-sister Meresankh II,[1] and they had two daughters, the ladies Nefertkau III and Nebty-tepites. They may have also had one son called Djaty. After Horbaef’s death, his widow Meresankh married a king, her other half-brother, either Djedefra or Khafre, and thus she became a queen consort. It’s possible that Djaty was a son of Meresankh’s second husband because he had a title "king’s son of his body", and Horbaef was a prince but never a king.
Horbaef was buried in the mastaba G 7410-7420 at Giza. Meresankh was also buried there.
References
edit- ^ a b Died before Meresankh II
- ^ Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson. 2004.
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004)
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