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Hemiunu
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Hereditary Prince
Hemiunu (fl.
Cleopatra VII, was born in 69 BC. After her father Ptolemy XII Auletes died in 51 BC, she, along with her twelve-year old brother Ptolemy XIII, became co-regent.
2570 BC) was an ancient Egyptian prince who is believed to have been the architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza.[4][5] As vizier, succeeding his father, Nefermaat, and his uncle, Kanefer,[6] Hemiunu was one of the most important members of the court and responsible for all the royal works.
His tomb lies close to west side Khufu's pyramid.
Biography
Hemiunu was a son of prince Nefermaat and his wife, Itet.[7] He was a grandson of Sneferu and a nephew of Khufu, the Old Kingdompharaoh.
Hemiunu had three sisters and many brothers. In his tomb, he is described as a hereditary prince, count, sealer of the king of Lower Egypt (jrj-pat HAtj-a xtmw-bjtj), and on a statue found in his serdab (and now located in Hildesheim), Hemiunu is given the titles: king's son of his body, chief justice, and vizier, greatest of the five