Nikaure

Nikaure (fl. c. 2530 BC^[1]) was an ancient Egyptian prince and vizier during the 4th Dynasty, likely under Menkaure. His titles include king's eldest son of his body (sA-nswt n Xt=f), as well as chief justice and vizier (smsw tAjtj sAb TAtj).^[2]

Nikaure N(j) kꜣ.w Rꜥ
Vizier of Egypt
Tenure	c. 2530 BC
Father	Possibly Khafre
Mother	Persenet
Wife	Nikanebti
Children	Nikaure Hetepheres Ka-en-nebti-wer
Burial	Giza, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Family

Nikaure was a son of Queen Persenet and may have been a son of King Khafre.^[3] His wife was named Nikanebti. She was a priestess of Hathor, Mistress of the Sycamore in all her places.^[4]

In Nikaure's tomb, a will outlining his legacy is preserved. The will is dated to the "year of the twelfth occurrence of the numbering of large and small cattle (year 24 of Khafre).^[1] Nikaure leaves property to his wife Nikanebti, his son Nikaure, his daughter Hetepheres, and his son Ka-en-nebti-wer. The property that would have gone to a (presumably) deceased daughter reverts to Nikaure's wife Nikanebti.^[5]

Tomb

Nikaure's tomb is LG 87 in Giza using the numbering introduced by Karl Lepsius.^[4] It is also given the designation G 8158, and is located in the Central Field which is part of the Giza Necropolis.^[2]