Hemiunu | |||||
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Hereditary Prince King's son of his body | |||||
![]() Statue of Hemiunu at the Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim, Germany, his feet rest on columns of hieroglyphs painted in yellow, red, brown, and black | |||||
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Dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt | ||||
Father | Nefermaat | ||||
Mother | Itet |
Hemiunu (fl. 2570 BC) was an ancient Egyptian prince who is believed to have been the architect of the Great Pyramid of Giza.[1][2] As vizier, succeeding his father, Nefermaat, and his uncle, Kanefer,[3] Hemiunu was one of the most important members of the court and responsible for all the royal works. His tomb lies close to Khufu's pyramid.