Pharah Khufu: Ancient Egypt His Parents

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For my project I’m going to tell you about Pharaoh Khufu. Pharaoh Khufu was born in the year 2609 B.C. and lived in ancient egypt his parents were Sneferu and Queen hetepheres the first.He had 13 siblings and the names of the siblings are
Khufu ,Ankhhaf,kanefer,Nefermaat the first, netjeraperef, Rahotep,Ranefer and lynefer the first(Brothers)Nefertau the first ,Hetepheres,mertites the first , and henutsen(sisters).

Pharaoh kufu was had a rumor that he had 3 wives,and he got married to Queen Henutsen,Meritiitesthe second.Pharaoh Khufu had 7 children named ,Kawab:Khufu’s and meritites the first’s eldest son,Khafre:Khufu and Queen Henutsen’s son,Babaer the first :was called Khnum-baf,Khufukhaf the first:son of khufu and henutsen,Baufra:Djedefhor,and

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