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Horbaef
Horbaef CG 1788
Bornprobably Memphis, Egypt
Burialmastaba G 7410-7420 at Giza
ConsortMeresankh II
IssueNefertkau III
Nebty-tepites
FatherKhufu
ReligionAncient Egyptian religion

Horbaef (also known as Baefhor and Horbaf; fl. c. 2570 BC) was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty. His title was "King’s son".

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Horbaef
in hieroglyphs

Horbaef was a son of King Khufu and an unknown woman. He married his half-sister Meresankh II, and they had two daughters, the ladies Nefertkau III and Nebty-tepites. They may have also had one son called Djaty. After Horbaef’s death, his widow Meresankh married a king, her other half-brother, either Djedefra or Khafre, and thus she became a queen consort. It’s possible that Djaty was a son of Meresankh’s second husband because he had a title "king’s son of his body", and Horbaef was a prince but never a king.

Horbaef was buried in the mastaba G 7410-7420 at Giza. Meresankh was also buried there.

References

  1. ^ Died before Meresankh II
  2. Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson. 2004.
  • Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004)


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