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| − | Djedefre literally means enduring like Ra. He was a king of the fourth dynasty of ancient egypt and ruled for around eleven years according to an ancient cattle count. He was a believer of the sun cult and the son of Khufu. <ref>http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/Djedefre.html</ref> Commonly considered a black, sheep he was in fact very respectful to his father.
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| − | http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/images/djedefre.jpg<ref>http://www.ancientegyptonline.co.uk/Djedefre.html</ref>
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| − | He built his pyramid at Abu Rawash,eight kilometres north of Giza, but it was eventually destroyed. Perhaps his most notable achievement is the creation of the first sphinx, a statue of his wife, Hetepheres II(also his half-sister). <ref>http://www.cristoraul.com/ENGLISH/readinghall/GalleryofHistory/Ancient-People/PYRAMID-BUILDERS.html</ref> It is generally suspected that Djedefre created the Great sphinx at Giza in image of his fatehr, Khufu.
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| − | <ref>http://www.cristoraul.com/ENGLISH/readinghall/GalleryofHistory/Ancient-People/PYRAMID-BUILDERS.html</ref>
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| − | ==references==
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| − | Video Notes 4/23
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| − | Created by Joshua Tsai
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