Khufu - Khufu (English spelling)

Japanese: クフ - くふ(英語表記)Khufu
Khufu - Khufu (English spelling)

Date of birth and death unknown. Second king of the 4th dynasty of ancient Egypt. Reigned in the 26th century BC. Also known as Cheops in Greek. Built the Great Pyramid of Giza, the largest pyramid in Egypt. Herodotus, a Greek historian from the 5th century BC, wrote about a story he heard from an Egyptian priest that the king imposed cruel forced labor to build the Great Pyramid, which led to the decline of the country. Today's Egyptologists believe that this project provided jobs for peasants who lost their jobs during the Nile flood season.

[Denroku Sakai]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

生没年不詳。古代エジプト第4王朝の2代目の王。紀元前26世紀に在位。ギリシア語読みでケオプスともよばれる。エジプトのピラミッドのなかで最大のギザ(ギゼー)の大ピラミッドを築いた。前5世紀のギリシアの歴史家ヘロドトスは、大ピラミッド建造のためにこの王は残酷な強制労働を課し、ために国は衰えたとする説を、エジプト人祭司から聞いた話として記した。今日のエジプト学者は、ナイル川の氾濫(はんらん)期に失業する農民にこの事業は職を与えたと考えている。

[酒井傳六]

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