Why Was Pharaoh Khafre Almost Wiped Out From Historical Records?

Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – It’s strange that Khafre, the son of Pharaoh Khufu and the builder of the second of the three Pyramids of Giza, is somehow missing from ancient Egyptian historical records. Pharaoh Khafre’s absence from historical pages has led to many speculations.

Left: Statue of Khafre Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Credit: Public Domain - Right: Khafre's Pyramid. Credit: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 3.0

Historical data about Pharaoh Khafre is scarce and often contradictory. Who was this mighty Pharaoh who believed he was the embodiment of the God Ra?

Who Was Pharaoh Khafre?

The ancient Greeks said he was a cruel tyrant and a heretic, but is there any evidence of this? In the writings of Manetho, an ancient Egyptian priest and historian, there is no information about Pharaoh Khafre, except for the number of years that he ruled.

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