Khufu on the Joe Rogan Experience
4 fact-checked claims across 2 episodes · Oct 2024 to May 2025
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- Zahi Hawass (3)
- Graham Hancock (1)
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“Number two, that the stones used in building the great pyramid came from Torah. And Torah is 25 miles to the east from Giza. And number three, that Kufu ruled …”
Hawass characterizes the standard textbook claims as: pyramid stones came from Tura 25 miles east of Giza, Khufu ruled 23 years, and the Great Pyramid has 2,300,000 blocks.
“Now, a few years ago, a major discovery happened for the first time. It is the first time that we have written evidence about building the pyramid of Khufu. Wh…”
Hawass says the Wadi al-Jarf Papyri, the first written evidence about building Khufu's pyramid, were discovered three years ago.
“He buried his father in year 28. Then we know now for sure that Kufu ruled for 28 years.”
Hawass claims that based on the Wadi al-Jarf papyri, Khufu is now known for certain to have reigned 28 years.
“Because if it's the tomb of Khufufu then it had to be built in 23 years because that was his reign He would start in theory building it at the beginning of his…”
The Great Pyramid, if the tomb of Khufu, would have had to be built within his roughly 23-year reign.