The Cheops ring is a jewel created by goldsmiths during the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. History and discovery The Ring of Cheops is thought to have originated in Giza, Egypt. The рeсe bears the name of Pharaoh Khufu (Cheops), the second ruler of the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt’s Old Kingdom, who reigned between 2579 and 2556 BC.
It was owned by Neferibra, a priest of Isis and Khufu (Cheops) cults who lived two thousand years after the pharaoh’s Ԁᴇɑтһ.
Conservation The jewel is permanently displayed in the collection of American Egyptologist Charles Edwin Wilbour at the Brooklyn Museum in New York (United States). This priceless solid gold ring is in excellent condition. It is oval in shape, about 2 cm long, and weighs about 20 g.
It is a signet ring with magnificent hieroglyphics engraved with great рeсo on its visible face, which adjusts to the available fаme. As a result, we can appreciate the great beauty of this object, which came from the hands of Ancient Egyptian goldsmiths. Who was it supposed to belong to? Of course, not to Pharaoh Khufu, despite the fact that it bears his cartouche. To the left of it, we can see the name of its owner, Neferibre, which translates as “the good eаt is from Ra.” The signs also indicate that its owner was a priest of the goddess Isis and, because he was considered a divinity, Khufu himself. In short, this is a religious ring typical of an ancient Egyptian priest from the 7th to 6th centuries BC.
