Chephren

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Chephren
Rule2520 - 2494 BC.
PredecessorBrother Djedefre
FatherCheops
MotherHenutsen wife of Cheops
Nomen (meaning of name)Appearing Like Ra
Dynasty4th
ConsortsKhameremebty I
Hetepheres III, Meres-ankh III
Capital cityMemphis
AchievementsThe second pyramid of Giza
The Sphinx
Burialsecond pyramid of Giza
SuccesorSon Menkaura out of Khamerenebty I

When the short lived son of Cheops Djedefre died, his younger half-brother Chephren took the throne immediately, 8 years after the end of their father Cheops's reign.
Chephren was responsible for the construction of the Second Pyramid of the Old Kingdom at Giza and the Great Sphinx.
A statue of Cheops under the protective shadow of a falcon was found at Giza, little more is known about this Pharaoh.

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