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Khufu
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Khufu
Khufu
( ), originally
Khnum-Khufu
( ), is the
birth name
of a
Fourth Dynasty
ancient Egyptian
pharaoh
, who ruled in the first half of the
Old Kingdom
period (
26th century BC
). Khufu was the second pharaoh of the 4th dynasty; he followed his possible father, king
Sneferu
, on the throne. He is generally accepted as having commissioned the
Great Pyramid of Giza
, one of the
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
, but many other aspects of his reign are rather poorly documented.
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