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). He introduced major innovations in the design and construction of pyramids, and at least three of his pyramids survive to this day.

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 marked the climax of the Old Kingdom (c. 2543– c. 2120 bce).

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 in the design and construction of the pyramids in Ancient Egypt.

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 good and just ruler.

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 he the king to build the largest pyramid (that record was claimed by his son, Khufu).

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 these great monuments.

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, but most Egyptologists consider tis to be an underestimate given the quantity of construction undertaken during his reign.

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 just ruler. Egyptologists believed he reigned from around c. 2613 to c. 2589 BCE.

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 heritage.

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, particularly the transition to true pyramid construction, exemplified by the Bent Pyramid and the Red Pyramid at Dahshur.