Ruler · 2701 – 2609 BCE

Sneferu

Lived 2701 – 2609 BCE; statesperson. Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, 2613 BCE – 2589 BCE; also in the line of Old Kingdom of Egypt, Fourth Dynasty of Egypt and Early Dynastic Period of Egypt.

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Lived: 2701 BCE – 2609 BCE; 92 years
In office: 24 years; one reign
Lines: 4; states
Left it: ending not on record; nothing on record

Pharaoh

Ancient Egypt · the 8th of 87 dated reigns · 4001 BCE – 30 BCE · read from the line of Fourth Dynasty of Egypt

4 before

Anedjib2930 BCE – 2920 BCE

Neferkara I2750 BCE – 2748 BCE

Neferkara I2724 BCE – 2719 BCE

Sneferu2613 BCE – 2589 BCE

Djedefre2580 BCE – 2570 BCE

Khafre2570 BCE – 2530 BCE

Userkaf2500 BCE – 2490 BCE

76 after

killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 2613 BCE – 2589 BCE · 24 years

Left it: ending not on recordnothing on record: no death date to read the end against

Also in the line of Old Kingdom of Egypt (1st of 16, read from the line of Ancient Egypt), Fourth Dynasty of Egypt (1st of 3) and Early Dynastic Period of Egypt.

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