Khafre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Khafre, the fourth king of the 4th Dynasty, was the son of Khufu. He married his half-sister Khamernebeti I. Some believe that he constructed the Second Pyramid and the Great Sphinx at Giza. A wonderful statue of Khafre under the protective shadow of a falcon (Horus) is in the Cairo Museum

 

 

Horus Name

 

 

  

Hr wsr ib

Hor Weser Ib

Horus, Strong of Heart

 

 
     

 

Nebti Name

 

nb.tj wsr m

Weser em Nebti

The One Who is Strong with the Two Ladies

 

  

 

Golden Name

  

sxm bik nbw (?)

Sekhem bik nebu

The Golden Falcon is Powerful
   

 

 

Prenomen

 

xa f ra

Khafre

Re has appeared

wsr ib xa f ra

Waser Ib Khafre

Re has appeared, Strong of Heart

 

 

Appearance in King Lists (Nomen)

 

xa f ra

Khafre

Re has appeared

xa f ra

Khafre

Re has appeared
   

 

 
Appearance in Manetho

 
Africanus:   Suphis II   Suphis [II], for 66 years.
         
Eusebius:   no mention    
 

Khafre is credited by some with building the Second Pyramid at Giza.