Iunre was an ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...

ian prince of the 4th dynasty

Fourth dynasty of Egypt

The fourth dynasty of ancient Egypt is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom. Dynasty IV lasted from ca. 2613 to 2494 BC...

. He was the son of king Khafre. He was named after Ra

Ra

Ra is the ancient Egyptian sun god. By the Fifth Dynasty he had become a major deity in ancient Egyptian religion, identified primarily with the mid-day sun...

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Titles

His titles include:

• the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khafre, His Eldest Son of His Body
• Chief Ritualist of His Father, Scribe of the God's Book of His Father, Sole Confidant of His Father,
• Director of the Palace
• Guardian of the Secrets of the House of the Morning
• Priest of the Souls of Nekhen ..., High Priest
• Overseer of All the Works
• Honored by His Father, Secretary of His Father, He Who is in [the Heart] of His Father

Tomb

Iunre's tomb is G 8466, located in the Central Field

Central Field, Giza

The Central Field is located to the east of Khafre's causeway and extends to the pyramid town of Queen Khentkaus I. One of the main excavators of the central field is Selim Hassan. The central field is located at the site of some large stone quarries that provided the stones for the construction of...

 which is part of the Giza Necropolis. The tomb is rockcut and the courtyard contains a life-size statue of a man. The courtyard also contains a shaft. An entrance leads one from the courtyard to the chapel which consists of just one rock cut room. Another burial shaft is located in the corner of this chapel.This shaft leads into a burial chamber. A large number of bodies were found in the burial chamber.