Khufu
Americannoun
noun
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The 4,600-year-old boat was built during the reign of King Khufu, the pharaoh who also commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
I was initially booked for Horizon of Khufu, but, being afraid of heights, I quickly switched.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025
Pharaoh Khufu was the first Egyptian king to build a pyramid in Giza, a project he began in circa 2550 B.C.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 20, 2023
The pyramid was built as a place for Khufu to be buried.
From NewsForKids.net ● Mar. 15, 2023
When King Khufu had heard the story he ordered a large supply of funerary offerings to be sent to the tomb of Seneferu, and bread, beer, flesh, and incense to the tomb of Tchatchamānkh.
From The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir
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