Minkhaf I
Minkhaf I was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty. Minkhaf was a son of Pharaoh Khufu, half-brother of Pharaoh Djedefre and elder brother of Pharaoh Khafra. His mother may have been Queen Henutsen. Minkhaf had a wife and at least one son, but their names are not known.
Minkhaf served as vizier during his father Khufu's reign.
Tomb
Minkhaf was buried in the double mastaba numbered G 7430-7440 in the east field which is part of the Giza Necropolis. The construction of the mastaba started during the reign of his father Khufu. The mastaba contained an interior chapel and an exterior chapel consisting of four rooms. One of the rooms was built to house at least four statues. The niches were large enough to hold standing statues and the niches were inscribed with Minkhaf's name and titles.Two burial shafts were found, labeled G 7430 A and G 7430 B. Shaft G 7430 A contained Minkhaf's sarcophagus which was found in a coffin pit located on the western side of the burial chamber. A canopic pit where the Canopic jars would have been stored was located in the south-east corner of the burial chamber. Shaft G 7430 B belonged to Minkhaf's wife, but the structure was unfinished and appears to not have been used.
Minkhaf's sarcophagus is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Titles
Djedefhor's titles were:Title | Translation | Jones Index |
imy-rȝ kȝt nbt nzwt | overseer of all works of the king | 950 |
tȝyty zȝb ṯȝty | he of the curtain, chief justice, vizier | 3706 |
iry-pˁt | hereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians' | 1157 |
wr di.w pr ḏḥwty | Greatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth | 1471 |
mniw nḫn | protector/guardian of Hierakonpolis | 1597 |
rȝ p nb | mouth of every Pe-ite/Butite | 1831 |
ḥȝty-ˁ | count | 1858 |
ḥry-sštȝ n it.f | privy to the secret of his father | 2241 |
ḥry-sštȝ n nzwt m swt.f nbt | privy to the secret all his cult places/secretary all his cult-places | 2311 |
ḫrp ˁḥ | director of the ˁḥ palace | 2579 |
ẖry-ḥbt | lector priest, 'he who cames the ritual-book' | 2848 |
ẖry-ḥbt ḥry-tp | chief lector priest, lector priest in charge | 2860 |
zȝ nswt | king's son | 2911 |
zȝ nswt n ẖt.f smsw | king's eldest son of his body | 2914 |
zš mḏȝt-nṯr | scribe of the god's book | 3132 |
smr | companion, courtier | 3263 |
smr wˁty | sole companion | 3268 |
smr wˁty n it.f | sole companion of his father | 3272 |
nb imȝḫw ḫr it.f | possessor of reverence with his father | 1782 |
Translation and indexes from Dilwyn Jones.