Mindjedef (born 2570 BCBorn during the reign of his grandfather) was a Prince of ancient Egypt, who lived during the 4th Dynasty. His name means "Enduring Like Min". Min is an Egyptian fertility god.
Family 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 Rawer and Minkhaf II.
It is known that Mindjedef had a wife called Khufuankh ("Khufu lives").Kawab
Titles Prince Mindjedef held the titles King’s son of his body, Hereditary prince, Treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, etc.Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings; Part III
Burial
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.http://gizapyramids.org page on G 7760 His sarcophagus is now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 54.80a-b).Sarcophagus of Mindjedef
Ancestry
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