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Built three pyramids including the Bent Pyramid and Red Pyramid, pioneering true pyramid construction.
- Reign
- 2543 BC–2510 BC
- Dynasty
- Fourth Dynasty
- Period
- Old Kingdomc. 2686 BC – 2181 BC
- Also known as
- SnefruSnofru
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
4 of 5 documentedHorus Name
4 sources
- Cairo Museum JE 38568
- relief from Wadi Maghara, Sinai
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, II, 2a
- Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 52-53, 1:H1
1 variant
Horus Name variant A
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The Lord of Maat, has made me perfect
Prenomen (Throne Name)
2 sources
- Tomb of Nefermaat II (Giza G7060)
- Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, II, 17a
2 variants
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A
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The one who has been made perfect
Prenomen (Throne Name) variant B
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The one who has been made perfect
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
Golden Horus Name
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