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Harkhuf

ancient Egyptian explorer
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Summary

Harkhuf was born on 2300 BC[1] in Elephantine[2]. He died on 2259 BC[3]. He worked as an explorer[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month, #7,269 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Tomb of Herkhuf[6]
  • Country of citizenship: Ancient Egypt[7]
  • Position held: nomarch[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Commons category: Herkhuf[10]

Why It Matters

Harkhuf has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

FAQs

Where was Harkhuf born?

Harkhuf's place of birth was Elephantine[2].

What did Harkhuf do for work?

Harkhuf worked as an explorer[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Elephantine
    Position held → nomarch
    Sex or gender → male
    Instance of → human
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57891|batch #57891]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/5"
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