Kawab

Kawab was a prince of the ancient Egyptian 4th Dynasty.

Family

Its origin can not be determined with absolute certainty. For a long time he was regarded as the eldest son of Pharaoh Khufu and his wife Meritites I.. On this view, he was the Crown Prince of Cheops, but died during the reign of his father. According to recent findings but he seems to have been rather a son of Sneferu and thus a brother of Cheops.

Kawab was married to his sister or half-sister Hetepheres II, who was the wife of Radjedef after his death. Sons of Kawab were Kaemsechem and Mindjedef and possibly Duaenhor. He also had a daughter named Meresanch III. , Which was the wife of the Pharaoh Chephren. Kawab held various offices, including that of the vizier, the highest officials to the king.

His grave

The grave of Kawab is the double mastaba G 7110-7120 on the Eastern Cemetery of the Pyramid of Cheops in Giza. The victims of this mastaba chapel fragments of several statues of Kawab were found that had obviously been vandalized. Overall, there may have been between ten and 20 statues that vary in size between about one quarter and full life size. Among the fragments is also the oldest known find of a scribe statue. Another statue Kawabs was found in the temple of Memphis. Khaemwaset, a son of Ramesses II, had restored them and leave up there.