Sneferu or Soris (c. 2600 BC) was an ancient Egyptian monarch and the first pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt, during the earlier half of the Old Kingdom period (26th century BC). …

Snefru (flourished 26th century bce) was the first king of ancient Egypt of the 4th dynasty (c. 2543– c. 2436 bce). He fostered the evolution of the highly centralized administration that …

Snefru (aka Sneferu) was the first pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, during the Old Kingdom Period. His name meant “to make beautiful”. After his death, the Egyptians remembered him as a …

Jun 11, 2024 · Sneferu was the founder and the first king of the Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt during the Old Kingdom. Also known under his Hellenized name Soris, he played a major role …

Apr 13, 2019 · Snefru (flourished 26th century BCE), the inaugural king of the 4th Dynasty in Egypt, was not the first Egyptian ruler to build a pyramid (that honor went to Djoser), nor was …

Nov 7, 2024 · Sneferu, the first pharaoh of Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty (c. 2613–2589 BCE), is celebrated as a pioneering ruler who profoundly influenced Egypt’s architectural and cultural …

Aug 9, 2019 · Snefru (or Sneferu) was the founding Pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty in Egypt’s Old Kingdom. Following his death, his ancient Egyptian subjects remembered him as a good and …

At the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty, Sneferu wanted to go one step further in achieving a perfect pyramid to be his abode of eternity. In this search, the pharaoh built at least three of …

Sneferu (Snefru or Snofru – “he of beauty” or “he has perfected me”) was the founder of the Fourth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom. The Turin Canon gives him a reign of twenty-four years, …

Sneferu, the founder of the Fourth Dynasty, ruled from approximately 2613 to 2589 BCE during the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt. His reign is marked by significant architectural innovations, …