Pharoah Sneferu of Egypt 
Sneferu was born in 2620 BC. Sneferu's father was Pharoah Huni of Egypt and his mother is Meresankh I of Egypt. His paternal grandfather was Pharoah Djoser of Egypt. He had a half-sister named Hetepheres. He died in 2547 BC.General Notes
Pharoah of Egypt (IV Dynasty)
Snofru is the greatest builder in Egyptian history and he erected at least two big pyramids.
He made huge dams for storing water for irrigation. The Palermo Stone mentions three cattle counts (6-8) during his reign that today (year 2002) is estimated to around 54 years. His expeditions to Lebanon brought home cedar wood for the building of ships and palaces and campaigns into Nubia resulted in large quantities of slaves and livestock (possibly bragging).
He is believed to be the founder of the big fortress at Buhen near the 2nd cataract (since 1968 at the bottom of Lake Nasser). His life-size statue in the Egyptian Museum (shown in picture left with the right part of the torso reconstructed) is the only (?) known of him.
They had a son named Khufu.
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