Hetepheres I
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Hetepheres I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known as the wife of King Sneferu and the mother of Pharaoh Khufu, and for her richly furnished tomb discovered near the Great Pyramid at Giza.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hetepheres I canonical | 8 |
| Hetepheres A | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th Dynasty person
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian queen ⓘ royal consort ⓘ |
| associatedWithKing |
Khufu
ⓘ
Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ
surface form:
Sneferu
|
| associatedWithMonument | Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ |
| burialComplex |
Giza Pyramids
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
|
| burialGoodsNowIn |
Egyptian Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Giza ⓘ |
| child | Khufu ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| discoveryOfTomb | 1925 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| father | Huni ⓘ |
| floruit |
26th century BC
ⓘ
27th century BC ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being mother of Pharaoh Khufu
ⓘ
being wife of King Sneferu ⓘ richly furnished tomb at Giza ⓘ |
| motherOf | Khufu ⓘ |
| name | Hetepheres I self-link ⓘ |
| originalBurialSite |
Dahshur necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Dahshur
|
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| possibleChild | Princess Hetepheres A ⓘ |
| possibleFather | Huni ⓘ |
| reburiedAt | Giza ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| spouse |
Pharaoh Sneferu
ⓘ
surface form:
Sneferu
|
| title |
Attendant of Horus
ⓘ
God’s Daughter ⓘ King’s Mother ⓘ King’s Wife ⓘ Mother of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| tomb | G 7000X ⓘ |
| tombContents |
alabaster vessels
ⓘ
bed canopy ⓘ bed with gilded frame ⓘ canopic chest ⓘ gilded furniture ⓘ gold-covered carrying chair ⓘ inlaid chairs ⓘ jewelry ⓘ |
| tombDiscoveredBy | George Andrew Reisner ⓘ |
| tombExcavationDirectedBy | Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition ⓘ |
| tombSignificance | one of the richest Old Kingdom non-royal burials discovered ⓘ |
| tombType | shaft tomb ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sneferu
subject surface form:
Sneferu
this entity surface form:
Hetepheres A