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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khufu mother Hetepheres I
Pharaoh Sneferu spouse Hetepheres I
subject surface form: Sneferu
Pharaoh Sneferu child Hetepheres I
subject surface form: Sneferu
this entity surface form: Hetepheres A
Meritites I relative Hetepheres I
Hetepheres I name Hetepheres I self-link
Hetepheres II relative Hetepheres I
Huni fatherOf Hetepheres I
Meresankh I succeededBy Hetepheres I
Nefertkau I relative Hetepheres I