DJEDEFRE

(reigned c. 2566–2558 BC)

Variant Redjedef. Eldest son and successor of Khufuof Dynasty 4. He is apparently mentioned in the destroyed section of the Westcar Papyrus. Djedefre’s reign is obscure, and he is mainly known from his funerary pyramid at Abu Roash. He was succeeded by his brother, Khafre.