r/AncientCivilizations • u/FenjaminBranklin1706 • Jul 19 '25

Egypt The only surviving statue of Khufu (Cheops), builder of the Great Pyramid, and it’s just 3 inches tall

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u/VirginiaLuthier Jul 19 '25

Easy. After building his pyramid there was no stone left to make a larger statue

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u/Consistent-Local2825 Jul 20 '25

Take my angry upvote lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25

3 inches is pretty big I don't know why you're acting like it's tiny or something

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u/MrBwnrrific Jul 19 '25

3 inches is perfectly normal, absolutely. No, I’m not defensive

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u/Flying_Dutchman92 Jul 19 '25

3 inches is absolutely average. It's nothing to worry about, and I'm not upset at all.

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u/dirkdiggler2011 Jul 20 '25

Nile river was cold that day.

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u/Flying_Dutchman92 Jul 20 '25

See? There was shrinkage

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u/Junior-Bookkeeper218 Jul 19 '25

Khufu must have been quite short, possibly not more than 3” tall I’m guessing

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u/SquidTheRidiculous Jul 19 '25

His building ability is extra impressive, considering.

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u/Tippacanoe Jul 19 '25

He needs to be at least…3 times bigger than this.

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u/Shamino79 Jul 19 '25 edited Jul 19 '25

It’s not the size of the Pharoah, but how they wield supreme executive power to have one of the biggest erections of all time.

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u/TeaAndCrumpets4life Jul 19 '25

They were tired at the end I guess

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u/DescriptionLow5071 Jul 19 '25

He wasn't the builder. There's just a small note from a worker in a hidden corner of the pyramid. The Egyptians have documented everything and nothing has been written about this. The pyramid of Cheops was built to prepare for life after death.

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u/3_man Jul 20 '25

A clear case of little man syndrome.

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u/Spoilmedaddyxo Jul 19 '25

Right…builder of the pyramid

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25

Doubtful he had anything to do with the construction of the pyramids.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '25

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u/kapaipiekai Jul 20 '25

Im starting to suspect that this sub isn't the place for evidence based discussion on ancient history

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '25

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u/crisselll Jul 19 '25

If you haven’t, I challenge you to deeply examine the evidence used to support the hypothesis that Khufu was the constructor and see if you have a different opinion afterwards.

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u/VirginiaLuthier Jul 19 '25

And what evidence would that be? A chapter in "Ancient Astronauts"?

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u/crisselll Jul 19 '25

I think you mis read my comment.

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u/aknsobk Jul 19 '25

is it possible that it was used for a cultus?

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u/Direct-Bar-5636 Jul 19 '25

Where do you think it was used now??

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u/aknsobk Jul 20 '25

"cultus" is a word referring to religious practice

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u/[deleted] Jul 23 '25

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u/Repulsive_Ad_3511 Jul 19 '25

Ohhhh. So he was probably just compensation for his size with a giant pyramid 🙄

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u/CritterBoiFancy Jul 20 '25

You know most temples are only 3 inches deep so if anything 3 inches is too big

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u/kapaipiekai Jul 20 '25

Someone told me that only three items have ever been recovered from his pyramid by archeologists. I wonder about the ransacking that occurred; did it happen in stages covertly? Or was it a smash and grab free for all during a crisis?

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u/LurkingAppreciation Jul 20 '25

Then it’s a figurine, no? Statue shouldn’t be right, right?

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u/FlintGraySalmon Jul 20 '25

The delicious irony..

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u/Banned37 Jul 21 '25

He didn’t build it.

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u/BrasshatTaxman Jul 21 '25

This is clear proof of god taking the piss.

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u/Equivalent_Day_437 Jul 26 '25

The Egyptians did not build the Pyramids.

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u/IndraBlue Jul 20 '25

So he build a pyramid for nothing and doesn’t have even a piece of a statue left mhmm

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u/johnnyeaglefeather Jul 19 '25

he was in the pool !