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"Khnum-Khufwy, son of Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres I. Bringer of light, saffron robed beloved of the golden orb and the silver sun."

―Inscription on Khufu's tomb^[src]

Khufu (died 2566 BCE), also known as Khnum-Khufu or Cheops, was a pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. Born to the pharaoh Sneferu and Hetepheres I, he ordered the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza atop an Isu vault, and was later buried inside it.^[1]

During his reign, he also ordered an offering of a thousand loaves of bread, a hundred jars of beer, one ox and two balls of incense to the deceased pharaoh Djoser, as well as one cake, one jug of beer, a large portion of meat and one ball of incense to the chief lector priest for his learning.

Many centuries later in 48 BCE, Khufu's tomb was explored by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa, who deciphered an Old Kingdom stele in his chamber.

Trivia

Khnum-Khufwy means 'Khnum is my Protector'.
One of the Isu messengers was called 'Khufu narrator'.^[2]

Appearance

Assassin's Creed: Origins (mentioned only)

References

↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins
↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins - The Empirical Truth

Assassin's Creed: Origins

Characters

Assassins	William Miles \| Bayek (Senu) • Aya • Phanos • Pasherenptah • Tahira • Phoxidas • Marcus Junius Brutus • Gaius Cassius Longinus • Kashta • Kawab • Maqwat • Osorkon • Paanchi • Shaqilat

Templars / Order of the Ancients	Juhani Otso Berg • Sofia Rikkin • Simon Hathaway \| Actaeon • Berenike • Eudoros • Flavius Metellus • Hetepi • Julius Caesar • Khaliset • Ktesos • Livius • Lucius Septimius • Medunamun • Pothinus • Rudjek • Taharqa • Ampelius • Ptahmose • Rufio • Tacito

Phylakes	Abar • Bane of Hathor • Half Horn • Ptolemy's Fist • Ra's Mercy • The Galatian • The Hill • The Iron Bull • The Iron Ram • The Outsider • The Stranger

Gladiators	The Axes • The Brothers (Diovicos • Viridovix) • The Duelist • The Guardians of Siwa (Bayek • Kensa) • The Hammer • Hilarus Maximus • The Hoplite • Kosey • Polymestor • The Seleucid • The Slaver • Wamukota

Mythical Beings	Egyptian Deities (Anubis • Sobek • Sekhmet • Apep) • Undead Pharaohs (Akhenaten • Ramesses II • Nefertiti • Tutankhamun) • Anubis Shadows ( Faithless One • Relentless One) • Lost Army of Cambyses

Others	Layla Hassan • Deanna Geary \| Apate • Apollodorus • Aristo • Benipe • Caesarion • Claridas • Cleopatra • Chenzira • Damastes • Diocles • Esiocles • Fenuku • Gennadios • Ghupa • Harkhuf • Hepzefa • Hotephres • Jeska • Khemu • Khenut • Menehet • Melitta • Phoebe • Pompey • Praxilla • Ptolemy XIII • Rabiah • Venator • Vitruvius • Zahra • Gamilat • Sutekh • Isidora • Merti • Tahemet \| Alexander the Great