الفهرس 
THE HISTORY OF KING KHUFUOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
”God made inherent in us the need for knowledge of the history of our predecessors, just as was the need of our predecessors for history of their predecessors, and just as will be the need of those who shall come after us for our history.” -Al-Jāḥiż 1 The knowledge of the history of our predecessors has always been a source of fascination; it is one of the best studies in the history, especially as the ancient Egyptian history is filled with important events and famous personalities, which makes us eager to know their history. However, previous and modern studies do not include a comprehensive study and analysis of most of the ancient kings’ lives. One of these kings who has received a little recognition was King Khufu, it was little known about him. Although his contribution by his Great Pyramid to the world of architecture is known around the world, which is in fact one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Also he had a bad reputation by some of the classical authors who wrote that Khufu was a great tyrant and was hated by his subjects because he enslaved the whole nation to build his great tomb; unfortunately, such ideas are still repeated. But the ancient Egyptian history provides no evidence at all to support these stories. If these stories of the later authors had an element of truth, it would have been impossible to preserve the cult of Khufu for so many centuries after his death. It was obvious that Khufu was apparently an able and energetic ruler, during his reign the land flourished and art reached perfection. It was thought that Khufu was divine, and his subjects were certainly willing to take part in erecting his eternal monuments. His reign encouraged and developed Egyptian architecture and art. Had he really been an oppressive tyrant, he could never have left the land in such a stable economic position as to enable his son, Khafre, to build the Second Pyramid, a monument almost as colossal as that of his father.