Khuenre (Khuenra) () was a Prince of ancient Egypt of the 4th Dynasty, named after the Sun god Ra.
Biography He may have been a son of King Menkaure and was a son of his sister, Queen Khamerernebty II.Page about Menkaure by Anneke Bart. He was a grandson of Khafre and Khamerernebty I and great-grandson of Khufu, the king who built the Great Pyramid of Giza.Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. (2004). .Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, (2005). .
He was a secretary and "sole companion of his father".Giza archives - page for Khuenre.
He was the eldest son of his parents, but he was not Menkaure’s successor as he predeceased him. Thus, Menkaure was succeeded by Shepseskaf.Clayton, pp. 57-58.
Khuenre is buried in Menkaure’s cemetery (MQ 1). He is depicted as a young boy standing in front of his seated mother on the south wall.
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