Ankhhaf. Prince Ankhhaf was an Egyptian prince and served as vizier and overseer of works to the Pharaoh Khufu, who was Ankhhaf's half-brother.
He lived during Egypt's 4th Dynasty. Ankhhaf was a son of pharaoh Sneferu and an unknown wife.
Ankhhaf's tomb in Giza depicts his sister-wife Princess Hetepheres. Hetepheres was the eldest daughter of Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres I and thus Ankhhaf's half-sister.
Hetepheres had the titles eldest king's daughter of his body, the one whom he loves and Priestess of Sneferu. Ankhhaf and Hetepheres had a daughter, who was the mother of their grandson Ankhetef.
Ankhhaf had the titles eldest king's son of his body, vizier and the great one of Five of the house of Thoth. Ankhhaf is thought to have been involved with the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza and likely played a role in the construction of the Sphinx. In 2013 a collection of papyri fragments, the Diary of Merer, was discovered at the ancient Harbor of Khufu at Wadi al-Jarf. The logs from an inspector named Merer are thought to date from the 27th year of Khufu's reign and record months worth of operations transporting limestone from Tura to Giza. The records refer to an administrative center named Ro-She Khufu which was under the authority of the Vizier Ankhhaf. According to Egyptologist Pierre Tallet, this would place him in charge of the construction of the pyramid towards the end of the
He lived during Egypt's 4th Dynasty. Ankhhaf was a son of pharaoh Sneferu and an unknown wife.
Ankhhaf's tomb in Giza depicts his sister-wife Princess Hetepheres. Hetepheres was the eldest daughter of Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres I and thus Ankhhaf's half-sister.
Hetepheres had the titles eldest king's daughter of his body, the one whom he loves and Priestess of Sneferu. Ankhhaf and Hetepheres had a daughter, who was the mother of their grandson Ankhetef.
Ankhhaf had the titles eldest king's son of his body, vizier and the great one of Five of the house of Thoth. Ankhhaf is thought to have been involved with the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza and likely played a role in the construction of the Sphinx. In 2013 a collection of papyri fragments, the Diary of Merer, was discovered at the ancient Harbor of Khufu at Wadi al-Jarf. The logs from an inspector named Merer are thought to date from the 27th year of Khufu's reign and record months worth of operations transporting limestone from Tura to Giza. The records refer to an administrative center named Ro-She Khufu which was under the authority of the Vizier Ankhhaf. According to Egyptologist Pierre Tallet, this would place him in charge of the construction of the pyramid towards the end of the
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