RAHOTEP

(fl. 2600 BC)

A prince of Dynasty 4, probably a son of Huni or Snefru. He held the post of high priest of Re at Heliopolis. His intact tombwas discovered at Meidumin 1871, and it is famous for the painted statues of the owner and his wife, Nefret, now housed in the Cairo Egyptian Museum. It is noteworthy that the moustache on his statue in the style of Old Kingdom males still survives, whereas this feature, which is usually painted on, has faded on other sculptures of the time.