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Khufu

American  
[koo-foo] / ˈku fu /

noun

  1. another name for Cheops.


Khufu British  
/ ˈkuːfuː /

noun

  1. the original name of Cheops

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I was initially booked for Horizon of Khufu, but, being afraid of heights, I quickly switched.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2025

A separate building was designed for the 4,600-year-old solar boat of Pharaoh Khufu, one of the largest and oldest wooden artefacts from antiquity.

From Barron's Oct. 31, 2025

Near one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza - Egypt is officially opening what it intends as a cultural highlight of the modern age.

From BBC 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 same cult was paid to the dead Naram-Sin or the dead Gudea in Chaldæa that was paid to the dead Khufu in Egypt.

From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce

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