Snefru

[ snef-roo ]

noun

1. flourished c2920 b.c., Egyptian ruler of the 4th dynasty.

Example Sentences

The Bent Pyramid at Dahshur was built for pharaoh Snefru about 2,600BC, and was originally designed as a "true" pyramid with the steep 54-degree angle.

From BBC

On display alongside it will be some of Charles Piazzi Smyth's measuring equipment and statues of Imhotep - the inventor of the pyramid who was later deified as a god of wisdom - and of King Snefru, who commissioned the first true pyramid.

From BBC

Hetepheres and Snefru’s son Khufu, in his turn, ordered up the Great Pyramid of Giza.

From Washington Post

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

By studying particle accumulations, scientists may learn more about the construction of the pyramid, which was built by the Pharaoh Snefru.

From The Guardian