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Portrait of King
Khufu c2600 BCE
This statuette is particularly important because it is the only surviving depiction of Khufu. Ivory found by Flinders
Petrie in 1903
Khufu was the son of King
Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres.
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OLD KINGDOM (c. 2700-2200 B.C.)
| DYNASTY III (2700-2630 B.C.) | |
| ZOSER | Step Pyramid at Saqqara, c. 2680 B.C. |
| DYNASTY IV (2630-2511 B.C.) | |
| Snefru | Pyramids at Dahshur, c. 2625 B.C. |
| KHUFU (Cheops by Greeks) | Great Pyramid at Gizeh, c. 2600 B.C. |
| KHAFRE (Cephren by Greeks) | Second Pyramid at Gizeh, c. 2575 B.C. |
| Menkaure (Mycerinus by Greeks) | Third Pyramid at Gizeh, c. 2540 B.C. |
| DYNASTY V (2511-2345 B.C.) | Rise of Cult of Ra |
| DYNASTY VI (2345-2181 B.C.) | |
| Pepi I | |
| PEPI II (2275-2185 B.C.) | Construction of Last Pyramids |
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Portrait of King
Khufu c2600 BCE
This statuette is particularly important because it is the only surviving depiction of Khufu. Ivory found by Flinders
Petrie in 1903
Khufu was the son of King
Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres.
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Khufu's Boat c2600 BCE |
Model of a Boat from the Middle Kingdom c1500 BCE |
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Menkure (Mycerinus) c2460
Khafre (Chephren) c2500, Khufu (Cheops) c2600, Greek equivalents are in brackets |
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4,000 people using his
technique instead of 100,000,
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