Mindjedef | |
Prince of Egypt | |
Spouse: | Khufuankh |
Father: | Crown Prince Kawab |
Mother: | Queen Hetepheres II |
Birth Date: | c. 2575 BC |
Place Of Burial: | mastaba G 7760, Giza |
Religion: | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Mindjedef (born 2575 BC[1]) was a Prince of ancient Egypt, who lived during the 4th Dynasty. His name means "Enduring Like Min". Min is an Egyptian fertility god.
Mindjedef was a son of Crown Prince Kawab and Queen consort Hetepheres II. He was the grandson of King Khufu and Meritites I and great-grandson of Sneferu. Mindjedef was born during the reign of his grandfather. Mindjedef was a brother of Queen Meresankh III and uncle of Princes Rawer and Minkhaf II.
It is known that Mindjedef had a wife called Khufuankh ("Khufu lives").[2]
Prince Mindjedef held the titles King’s son of his body, Hereditary prince, Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, etc.[3]
Mindjedef was buried at Giza in mastaba G 7760. Mindjedef and Khufuankh are depicted with a small son in the chapel, but his name is not preserved.[3] [4] His sarcophagus is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 54.80a-b).[5]