Parents Sneferu | Occupation Priest of Ra Name Prince Rahotep Grandparents Huni, Meresankh I | |
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Children Mereret, Nedjemib, Prince Djedi, Neferkau, Sethtet, Prince Itu Similar People Nofret, Sneferu, Khufu, Nefermaat, Hetepheres I | ||
Siblings Khufu, Nefermaat, Ranefer | ||
This is an article about an Egyptian prince. See also Rahotep, for the pharaoh of the same name.
Prince Rahotep was a Prince in ancient Egypt during the 4th dynasty. He was probably a son of Pharaoh Sneferu and his first wife, although Zahi Hawass suggests his father was Huni.
Biography
Rahotep’s titles were inscribed on a magnificent statue of him which, with a statue of his wife, was excavated from his mastaba at Meidum in 1871 by Auguste Mariette. These describe him as High Priest of Ra at Heliopolis (with the added title, unique to Heliopolis, Ra’s town, of "Greatest of Seers"), Director of Expeditions and Supervisor of Works. He also has a title given to high nobility, "the son of the king, begotten of his body".
Rahotep's older brother was Nefermaat I, and his younger brother was Ranefer. Rahotep died when he was young, and so his half-brother Khufu became pharaoh after Snofru’s death.
Rahotep’s wife was Nofret. Her parents are not known.
Nofret and Rahotep had three sons – Djedi, Itu and Neferkau – and three daughters – Mereret, Nedjemib and Sethtet. They are depicted in Rahotep’s tomb.