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.
Aliases (1)
- Sneferu ×65
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fourth Dynasty pharaoh
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King of Egypt → ancient Egyptian pharaoh → |
| associatedWithSite |
Dahshur
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Meidum → |
| attestedIn |
Pyramid Texts (indirectly)
→
later literary tales → |
| burialMonument |
Bent Pyramid
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Meidum Pyramid → Red Pyramid → |
| child |
Hetepheres A
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Khufu → Nefertkau I → |
| commissioned |
Bent Pyramid
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Meidum Pyramid completion and modification → Red Pyramid → |
| conductedCampaign |
campaigns in Libya
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campaigns in Nubia → |
| conductedExpedition |
expeditions to Lebanon for cedar wood
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expeditions to Sinai for copper and turquoise → |
| country |
Ancient Egypt
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| cultCenter |
Dahshur
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| depictedAs |
beneficent and just ruler in later tradition
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| dynasty |
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
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| era |
Old Kingdom of Egypt
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| father |
Huni
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| innovations |
refinement of pyramid angle and construction techniques
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| knownFor |
large-scale building projects
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military campaigns and expeditions → pioneering true pyramid construction → transition from step pyramids to smooth-sided pyramids → |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Old Egyptian
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| monumentTypeBuilt |
causeways
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pyramids → temples → valley temples → |
| name |
Sneferu
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| period |
circa 27th century BCE
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| possibleMother |
Meresankh I
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| posthumousCult |
Middle Kingdom Egypt
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New Kingdom Egypt → |
| praenomen |
Sneferu
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| predecessor |
Huni
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| reignEnd |
circa 2589 BCE
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| reignStart |
circa 2613 BCE
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| royalTitle |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
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| spouse |
Hetepheres I
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| successor |
Khufu
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| throneName |
Nebmaatre (attributed in some sources)
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Referenced by (19)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Bent Pyramid
("Sneferu")
→
Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur → Red Pyramid ("Sneferu") → |
builder |
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Meidum Pyramid
("Sneferu")
→
Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur ("Sneferu") → Red Pyramid ("Sneferu") → |
pharaoh |
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Meidum Pyramid
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attributedTo |
|
Red Pyramid
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builtFor |
|
Meidum Pyramid
("Sneferu")
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constructionStartedUnder |
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Bent Pyramid
("Sneferu")
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dedicatedTo |
|
Khufu
("Sneferu")
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father |
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Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
("Sneferu")
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founder |
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Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
("Sneferu")
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hasPharaoh |
|
Sneferu
("Sneferu")
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name |
|
Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur
("Sneferu")
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namedAfter |
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Old Kingdom of Egypt
("Sneferu")
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notableRuler |
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Khafre
("Sneferu")
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possibleFather |
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Sneferu
("Sneferu")
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praenomen |
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Khufu
("Sneferu")
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|
predecessor |