What is Rahotep?
'''Rahotep''' (also spelled '''Re hotep''') was an [[Ancient Egypt|ancient Egyptian]] prince of the 4th dynasty. he was the high priest of [[Ra|Re]] in the city of [[Heliopolis (ancient)|Heliopolis]]. He is famous for his statue which was discovered by the Auguste Mariette in 1871 and is today in the [[Egyptian Museum]] in [[Cairo]]. Rahotep, according to some [[Egyptology|Egyptologists]], was the son of King Sneferu, others believe he was son of [[Huni]]. <ref>{{cite book|last=Hawass|first=Zahi A.|title=Mountains of the Pharaohs: The Untold Story of the Pyramid Builders|year=2006|publisher=Doubleday Books|isbn=978-0-385-50305-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/mountainsofphara00zahi/page/22 22]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/mountainsofphara00zahi/page/22}}</ref> {{Infobox royalty|name=Rahotep|title=High priest of [[Ra]]|spouse=[[Nofret]]|father=Sneferu(?)<br>[[Huni]](?)|image=Statue of Rahotep from Meidum, Fourth Dynasty, reign of Snofru, 2575-2551 BCE; Egyptian Museum, Cairo (4).jpg|caption=Statue of Rahotep at [[Egyptian Museum]]|issue=[[Djedi]], Itu, Neferkau, Mereret, Nedjemib, Sethtet}} ==Life== Rahotep's titles were written on a stunning statue found in Meidum in 1871. The statue, along with one of his wife Nofret, was discovered by Auguste Mariette. Rahotep held the titles of High Priest of [[Ra]] at [[Heliopolis (ancient)|Heliopolis]], Director of Expeditions, Supervisor of Works, and “the son of the king, begotten of his body”.<ref>{{cite book|last=Rice|first=Michael|title=Who's who in Ancient Egypt|year=1999|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-415-15448-2|url=https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinancient0000rice|url-access=registration|quote=Rahotep priest nofret.|page=[https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinancient0000rice/page/164 164]}}|</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=El-Shahawy|first=Abeer|title=The Egyptian Museum in Cairo: A Walk Through the Alleys of Ancient Egypt|year=2005|publisher=Dar al-Mushaf|isbn=978-977-17-2183-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cAyjwKyoHiEC&dq=Rahot