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Khufu was pharaoh in Egypt for 23 years, from around 2,549 BC ? ...
There is very little information left in any records about Khufu, except that he and his architects masterminded the most spectacular building ever known in ancient times ? the Great Pyramid. Herodotus tells us that the Great Pyramid was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and it is the only one which survives. ...
One of Khufu? ... Khufu and his advisors made working on the pyramids a kind of tax that everyone had to pay. ...
In 1995 an excavation uncovered the burial ground of the hundreds of workers who died in the construction of the Great Pyramid. ... Herodotus story of that Khufu sold his daughter into prostitution to raise money for his building projects is probably no more than scandal-mongering and legend. ...
It is known that Khufu was the son of King Snefru and was probably married four times: to Merityetes, who was buried in one of the three small pyramids beside his own; to a second queen, whose name is unknown; to Henutsen, whose small pyramid is the third of the group; and to Nefert-kau, the eldest of Snefrus daughters.
Approximate Word count = 850
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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