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Khufu was the second king of the 4th Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. We know very little about him, even though he built the most famous tomb in the ancient world, "The Great Pyramid", one of the seven wonders of the world.
He ruled for 23 years after the reign of his father Snefru. His real name was Khnum-Khufwy, which means "the god Khnum protects me", and Khufu was his nickname.
Khufu planned that his son Kawab would be his heir. Kawab was a scribe and he wanted to be like his grandfather Senefru who was known as a wise king. But Kawab died during the reign of his father.
Khufu's mother was Queen Hetep-heres I. Khufu married Queen Merey-it-es. He also married Queen Henutsen.
After the death of Khufu, the royal family was divided into three branches. The first was headed by Khufu's main queen who was the mother of DjedefHor and Buefre. The second was headed by the mother of DjedefRe who took the throne after his father and ruled for eight years. The third branch was......

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