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Egyptian high official From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wetka was an ancient Egyptian high official, bearing the honorary title of "king's son". He is also called Tuka or Tuwka. He lived in the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt.
Wetka | |
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Other names | Tuka, Tuwka |
Title | Prince of Egypt |
Parent(s) | Prince Khufukhaf I and Princess Nefertkau II |
Relatives | Pharaoh Khufu (grandfather) Queen Henutsen (grandmother) Iuenka (brother) sister Pharaoh Khafre (uncle) |
Wetka was a son of Prince Khufukhaf I and Princess consort Nefertkau II. Thus he was a grandson of Pharaoh Khufu and Queen Henutsen. Wetka's brother was Iuenka and he also had one sister.[1]
Prince Wetka appears in his parents' double mastaba at Giza where he is depicted offering papyrus to his father. He also appears kneeling.[2]
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