Pharaoh Sneferu

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Pharaoh Sneferu was an ancient Egyptian king of the Fourth Dynasty, renowned for pioneering true pyramid construction and commissioning major monuments including the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid.

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Sneferu 30
Pharaoh Sneferu canonical 4
reign of Sneferu 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fourth Dynasty pharaoh
King of Egypt
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
associatedWithSite Dahshur
linked to: Dahshur necropolis

Meidum
linked to: Meidum Pyramid
attestedIn Pyramid Texts (indirectly)
later literary tales
burialMonument Bent Pyramid
Meidum Pyramid
Red Pyramid
child Hetepheres A
linked to: Hetepheres I

Khufu
Nefertkau I
commissioned Bent Pyramid
Meidum Pyramid completion and modification
Red Pyramid
conductedCampaign campaigns in Libya
campaigns in Nubia
conductedExpedition expeditions to Lebanon for cedar wood
expeditions to Sinai for copper and turquoise
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
cultCenter Dahshur
linked to: Dahshur necropolis
depictedAs beneficent and just ruler in later tradition
dynasty Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
era Old Kingdom of Egypt
father Huni
innovations refinement of pyramid angle and construction techniques
knownFor large-scale building projects
military campaigns and expeditions
pioneering true pyramid construction
transition from step pyramids to smooth-sided pyramids
languageOfInscriptions Old Egyptian
linked to: Ancient Egyptian
monumentTypeBuilt causeways
pyramids
temples
valley temples
name Sneferu
linked to: Pharaoh Sneferu
period circa 27th century BCE
possibleMother Meresankh I
posthumousCult Middle Kingdom Egypt
New Kingdom Egypt
praenomen Sneferu
linked to: Pharaoh Sneferu
predecessor Huni
reignEnd circa 2589 BCE
reignStart circa 2613 BCE
royalTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
spouse Hetepheres I
successor Khufu
throneName Nebmaatre (attributed in some sources)

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Red Pyramid builtFor Pharaoh Sneferu
Red Pyramid builder Sneferu
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Red Pyramid pharaoh Sneferu
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Old Kingdom of Egypt notableRuler Sneferu
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Fourth Dynasty of Egypt hasPharaoh Sneferu
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Fourth Dynasty of Egypt founder Sneferu
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Khufu father Sneferu
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Khufu predecessor Sneferu
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Khafre possibleFather Sneferu
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Sneferu name Sneferu
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Sneferu praenomen Sneferu
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Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur namedAfter Sneferu
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Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur builder Pharaoh Sneferu
Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur pharaoh Sneferu
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Bent Pyramid builder Sneferu
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Bent Pyramid dedicatedTo Sneferu
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Meidum Pyramid constructionStartedUnder Sneferu
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Meidum Pyramid attributedTo Pharaoh Sneferu
Meidum Pyramid pharaoh Sneferu
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Meritites I relative Sneferu
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Hetepheres I spouse Sneferu
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Hetepheres I associatedWithKing Sneferu
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Hetepheres II relative Sneferu
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Huni successor Sneferu
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Huni possibleFatherOf Sneferu
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Meresankh I spouse Sneferu
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Meresankh I possibleSpouse Sneferu
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Meresankh I era reign of Sneferu
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Meresankh I associatedDynast Sneferu
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Nefertkau I father Sneferu
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Abydos King List includes Sneferu
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Southern Shining Pyramid builder Sneferu
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Southern Shining Pyramid pharaoh Sneferu
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Rhomboidal Pyramid builder Sneferu
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Rhomboidal Pyramid builtFor Pharaoh Sneferu