Quotes by Khufu It could hardly be made since the pyramids, it is thought, were erected in the predynastic age under the regency of Pharaoh Cheops. This pharaoh, who was also known as Khufu, lived between 2589 and 2566 BC, or one thousand years before the Hyksos (Levites) were ever heard of. Michael Tsarion khufu pyramids years ...Khufu who is believed to have been the pharaoh who commissioned the building of the great pyramid at Giza. Michael Tsarion khufu pharaohs pyramids I will announce some of the tombs I found next to the great pyramid of Khufu. One is an intact tomb that I have not opened yet. Zahi Hawass khufu next pyramids