Mindjedef Explained

Mindjedef
Prince of Egypt
Spouse:Khufuankh
Father:Crown Prince Kawab
Mother:Queen Hetepheres II
Place Of Burial:mastaba G 7760, Giza
Religion:Ancient Egyptian religion

Mindjedef was a Prince of ancient Egypt, who lived during the 4th Dynasty. His name means "Enduring Like Min". Min is an Egyptian fertility god.

Family

Mindjedef was a son of Crown Prince Kawab and Queen Hetepheres II. He was the grandson of Pharaoh Khufu and Meritites I and great-grandson of Sneferu. Mindjedef was born during the reign of his grandfather. Mindjedef was a brother of Queen Meresankh III and uncle of Princes Rawer and Minkhaf II.

It is known that Mindjedef had a wife called Khufuankh ("Khufu lives").[1]

Titles

Prince Mindjedef held the titles King’s son of his body, Hereditary prince, Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, etc.[2]

Burial

Mindjedef was buried at Giza in mastaba G 7760. Mindjedef and Khufuankh are depicted with a small son in the chapel, but his name is not preserved.[2] [3] His sarcophagus is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 54.80a-b).[4]

References

  1. http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/kings%20and%20Queens/Kawab.html Kawab
  2. Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings; Part III
  3. http://gizapyramids.org page on G 7760
  4. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/552235 Sarcophagus of Mindjedef