"Khufu (/\u02C8ku\u02D0fu\u02D0/ KOO-foo), originally Khnum-Khufu (/\u02C8knu\u02D0m\u02C8ku\u02D0fu\u02D0/ KNOOM-koo-foo), is the birth name of a Fourth Dynasty ancient Egyptian pharaoh, who ruled in the first half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC). Khufu was the second pharaoh of the 4th dynasty; he followed his possible father, king Sneferu, on the throne."@en . . . .