Back رع حتب Arabic رعحوتب ARZ Rahotep (príncep) Catalan Rahotep Czech Rahotep (Prinz) German Ραχοτέπ (πρίγκιπας) Greek Príncipe Rahotep Spanish شاهزاده راهوتپ Persian Rahotep (IVe dynastie) French Princ Rahotep Croatian
| Rahotep | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Egypt | |
 Statue of Rahotep | |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Nofret |
| Issue | Djedi, Itu, Neferkau, Mereret, Nedjemib, Sethtet |
| Father | Sneferu or Huni |
| Mother | Sneferu's first wife or Huni's wife |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
| Occupation | Priest of Ra |
Rahotep was a prince in ancient Egypt during the 4th Dynasty. He was probably a son of Pharaoh Sneferu and his first wife,[1] although Zahi Hawass suggests his father was Huni.[2]
Rahotep (R' htp) means "Ra is Satisfied". Ra is a god of the Sun. Hotep means "satisfied". (Another meaning is 'Ra-peaceful', 'Ra-content'.)
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- ^ Snofru, Rahotep's father Archived 2010-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hawass, Zahi A. (2006). Mountains of the Pharaohs: The Untold Story of the Pyramid Builders. Doubleday Books. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-385-50305-1.