Iuenka Explained

Iuenka
Other Names:Iunka, Iun-ka, Yuwenka, Iuwenka
Prince of Egypt
Parents:Prince Khufukhaf I and Princess Nefertkau II
Relations:Pharaoh Khufu (grandfather)
Queen Henutsen (grandmother)
Wetka (brother)
sister
Pharaoh Khafre (uncle)

Iuenka was a Prince of Egypt, a man with the title "king's son". He is also called Iunka, Yuwenka, Iun-ka and Iuwenka. He lived in the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt.

Family

Iuenka was a son of Prince Khufukhaf I and Princess consort Nefertkau II. Thus he was a grandson of Pharaoh Khufu and Queen Henutsen. Iuenka's brother was Wetka and he also had one sister.[1]

Prince Iuenka appears in his parents' double mastaba at Giza where he is depicted offering papyrus to his father. He also appears kneeling. His brother Wetka is also represented there.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/tombs/Giza/Giza7000.html Giza mastabas G7000
  2. http://gizapyramids.org/ Giza archives