Home Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Hetepheres
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Read Next
Sunset over the Great Pyramids of Giza, Egypt.
Were All Egyptian Pharaohs Buried in Pyramids?
Discover
Person paying with a credit card using a credit card terminal. Cashless payment, credit card reader
What Is a Cashless Society and How Does It Work?
Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere
Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
After a perfect launch, spectators try to catch a last glimpse of Space Shuttle Columbia, barely visible at the top end of the twisted column of smoke.
7 Accidents and Disasters in Spaceflight History
earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950
Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet
10 Failed Doomsday Predictions
Solar Eclipse, Eclipse, Solar Flare, Outer Space, Astronomy
What Causes Lunar and Solar Eclipses?
queen of Egypt
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://64.176.36.150/biography/Hetepheres
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
Print
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://64.176.36.150/biography/Hetepheres
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

External Websites
Article History
Category: History & Society
Flourished:
2600 BCE - 2401 BCE
See all related content →

Hetepheres, ancient Egyptian queen, wife of the king Snefru, who bore the title “Daughter of God” and represented the direct royal blood line of the 4th dynasty (c. 2575–c. 2465 bce). Snefru probably married her in the middle of the reign of his predecessor, Huni, in order to establish his claim to the succession. She outlived her husband and was buried by their son and successor, Khufu, originally at Dahshūr but, after despoliation of the tomb, at Al-Jīzah (Giza; her body, however, had already been destroyed). With this second burial were found the queen’s carrying chair, gold-cased furniture, gold toiletries, pottery, linen, and silver bracelets.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Laura Etheredge.