Wetka
Wetka | |
|---|---|
| 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 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.
Family
[edit]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]