![]() His nephew Hemiunu was appointed head of construction for the Great Pyramid. The entire project took about 23 years to complete, during which time 2,300,000 building blocks, weighing an average of 2.5 tons each, were moved. Khufu came to the throne, probably during his twenties, and at once began work on his pyramid. His only surviving statue is, ironically, the smallest piece of Egyptian royal sculpture ever discovered: a 7.5 cm (3 inch) high ivory statue found at Abydos. He is famous for building the Great Pyramid at Giza, one of the seven wonders of the world, but apart from this, we know very little about him. He was the son of Sneferu and Queen Hetepheres I, and is believed to have had three wives. Khufu's full name was Khnum-Khufwy, which means ' Khnum protect me'. ![]() © Also known by his Greek name, Cheops, the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, famous for building the Great Pyramid at Giza.
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