Minkhaf I

Minkhaf I
Minkhaf I
Vizier
Dynasty	4th Dynasty
Pharaoh	Khufu
Father	Khufu
Mother	possibly Henutsen
Wife	unknown woman
Children	Son

Minkhaf I in hieroglyphs
Minkhaf I in hieroglyphs
	;

Minkhaf I was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty. He was a son of Pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of Pharaoh Djedefre and elder brother of Pharaoh Khafre.^[2] His mother may have been Queen Henutsen.^[3] Minkhaf had a wife and at least one son, but their names are not known.^[4] Minkhaf served as vizier possibly under Khufu or Khafre.

Tomb

Minkhaf was buried in the double mastaba numbered G 7430-7440 in the East Field, which is part of the Giza Necropolis. The construction of the mastaba started during the reign of his father Khufu.^[5] The mastaba contained an interior chapel and an exterior chapel consisting of four rooms. One of the rooms was built to house at least four statues. The niches were large enough to hold standing statues and the niches were inscribed with Minkhaf's name and titles.^[6]

Two burial shafts were found, labeled G 7430 A and G 7430 B. Shaft G 7430 A contained Minkhaf's sarcophagus which was found in a coffin pit located on the western side of the burial chamber. A canopic pit where the Canopic jars would have been stored was located in the south-east corner of the burial chamber. Shaft G 7430 B belonged to Minkhaf's wife, but the structure was unfinished and appears to not have been used.^[6] Minkhaf's sarcophagus is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.^[2]

Titles

Djedefhor's titles were:^[7]


Title	Translation	Jones Index
imy-rȝ kȝt nbt (nt) nzwt	overseer of all works of the king	950
tȝyty zȝb ṯȝty	he of the curtain, chief justice, vizier	3706
iry-pˁt	hereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians'	1157
wr di.w pr ḏḥwty	Greatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth	1471
mniw nḫn	protector/guardian of Hierakonpolis	1597
rȝ p nb	mouth of every Pe-ite/Butite (see Buto)	1831
ḥȝty-ˁ	count	1858
ḥry-sštȝ n it.f	privy to the secret of his father	2241
ḥry-sštȝ n nzwt m swt.f nbt	privy to the secret [of the king in] all his cult places/secretary [of the king in] all his cult-places	2311
ḫrp ˁḥ	director of the ˁḥ palace	2579
ẖry-ḥbt	lector priest, 'he who cames the ritual-book'	2848
ẖry-ḥbt ḥry-tp	chief lector priest, lector priest in charge	2860
zȝ nswt	king's son	2911
zȝ nswt n ẖt.f smsw	king's eldest son of his body	2914
zš mḏȝt-nṯr	scribe of the god's book	3132
smr	companion, courtier	3263
smr wˁty	sole companion	3268
smr wˁty n it.f	sole companion of his father	3272
nb imȝḫw ḫr it.f	possessor of reverence with his father	1782

Translation and indexes from Dilwyn Jones.^[8]

Sources

^ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., p. 265
^ ^a ^b Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p. 60
^ Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs, and Paintings Volume III: Memphis, Part I Abu Rawash to Abusir. 2nd edition; revised and augmented by Dr Jaromir Malek, 1974. Retrieved from gizapyramids.org
^ Nefertkau, the eldest daughter of Sneferu
^ George A. Reisner, A History of the Giza Necropolis I, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1942, pp. 70–74, Retrieved from Giza Digital Library: History of the Giza Necropolis Series Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b George A. Reisner and William Stevenson Smith, A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner, Harvard University Press, 1955, pp. 45-50 Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner
^ Baud, Michel, Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire Egyptien 1 & 2 IFAO, 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0248-4.
^ Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, ISBN 1-84171-069-5.

[1] Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., p. 265

[D60-2] Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p. 60

[PM-3] Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs, and Paintings Volume III: Memphis, Part I Abu Rawash to Abusir. 2nd edition; revised and augmented by Dr Jaromir Malek, 1974. Retrieved from gizapyramids.org

[4] Nefertkau, the eldest daughter of Sneferu

[5] George A. Reisner, A History of the Giza Necropolis I, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1942, pp. 70–74, Retrieved from Giza Digital Library: History of the Giza Necropolis Series Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine

[Giza2-6] George A. Reisner and William Stevenson Smith, A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner, Harvard University Press, 1955, pp. 45-50 Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner

[7] Baud, Michel, Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire Egyptien 1 & 2 IFAO, 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0248-4.

[8] Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, ISBN 1-84171-069-5.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]