Snefru
Americannoun
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The pharaoh Snefru, the greatest of all pyramid builders, married his half sister Hetepheres, whose name means “she whose every command is carried out.”
From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2016
Good or bad, Snefru ended up in the Red Pyramid, entombed in a magnificent three-room burial chamber that is considered the finest of the Old Kingdom.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most of these artifacts date from the 12th dynasty, long after the kingdom once ruled by Snefru disintegrated in an era of famine and unrest.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was Snefru who conceived of the more difficult smooth-sided form.
From Time Magazine Archive
The base of the pyramid of Snefru had an average variation of 6 in. on 5765 and 10′ of squareness.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
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