Pr Ntr Kmt Pharaoh Khufu  Pharaoh Khufu      Khufu was the
second Pharaoh of the fourth (4th) Dynasty. The Greeks called
him Cheops.      4th dynasty 2589 - 2566 B.C.E., son of Pharaoh
Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres, father of Djedefra (his
successor), Khafra, other sons, and daughter Queen Hetepheres II
See list of Pharaohs.  picture courtesy of John Moore’s the
Ancient Egyptians were Black  hieroglyph cartouche for Khufu
    Khufu (pronounced kew-foo), called Cheops (pronounced key-
ops) by the Greek, was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty,
ruled for 23 years, and was the builder of the first of the
Great Pyramids of Giza (the only Seven Wonders of the Ancient
World that is still standing).      The Turin Papyrus states
that Khufu came to power in his twenties and was remembered in
folk history as cruel and ruthless. Manetho claims Khufu ruled
for 65 years, while Herodotus claimed that Khufu ruled for 50
years. The funerary cult for Khufu lasted until the 26th
Dynasty, the last native Egyptian royal dy