Hemiunu biography channel

"Hemon" redirects here. For the Bosnian-American writer, see Aleksandar Hemon.

Hereditary Prince

Hemiunu (fl. 2570 BC) was an ancient Egyptian prince who is believed to have been the architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza.^[4][5] As vizier, succeeding his father, Nefermaat, and his uncle, Kanefer,^[6] Hemiunu was one of the most important members of the court and responsible for all the royal works.

His tomb lies close to west side Khufu's pyramid.

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Biography

Hemiunu was a son of prince Nefermaat and his wife, Itet.^[7] He was a grandson of Sneferu and a nephew of Khufu, the Old Kingdompharaoh. Hemiunu had three sisters and many brothers.

In his tomb, he is described as a hereditary prince, count, sealer of the king of Lower Egypt (jrj-pat HAtj-a xtmw-bjtj), and on a statue found in his serdab (and now located in Hildesheim), Hemiunu is given the titles: king's son of his body, chief justice, and vizier, greatest of the five