Sneferu

thumb| Sneferu or Soris 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. Quotes King of Upper and Lower Egypt; Favorite of the Two Goddesses: Lord of Truth; Golden Horus: Snefru. Snefru, Great God, who is given Satisfaction, Stability, Life, Health, all Joy forever. Horus: Lord of Truth. Smiter of Barbarians. Inscription engraved on the rock-walls of the Wadi Maghara in the Peninsula of Sinai. Text: Lepsius, Denkmäler, Vol. II, 2a; Laborde, Voyage de l'Arabie Petrée, Pl. 5, No. 4; Laval, Voyage dans la Péninsule Arabique, Inscriptions hiéroglyphiques, Pl. 3, No. 1; Brugsch, Thesaurus, Vol. VI, p. 1492 (inscriptions only); Sethe, Urkunden, Vol. I, pp. 7, 8; Morgan, Recherches, Vol. I, p. 233; Weill, Sinai, p. 103. Translation: J. H. Breasted, Records of Ancient Egypt (1906), Vol. I, No. 169, p. 75 External links Category:Pharaohs