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Snefaru was one of Egypt’s most significant rulers and perhaps one often neglected by individuals in the 21st century. He guaranteed his ascension to the throne with a marriage to the correct woman. He built monuments and pyramids that influenced his successor Khufu who would construct one of Earth’s most celebrated structures, the Great Pyramid at Giza. The art of Snefaru’s time would leave its mark on the Egyptian canon for centuries. The foreign relations he established through war and commerce solidified Egypt as a world power unlike anything seen before. Snefaru set the standard of what it represents to be a grand and influential monarch.
Snefaru was born to King Huni and his lesser wife, Meresankh, a secondary wife who did not carry royal blood. Although there is some controversy on the order of succession, most scholars agree that Huni was the third dynasty’s final ruler and the father of Snefaru. Being the son of a lesser wife, Snefaru would not usually be able to inherit the throne from his father Huni; to ensure succession, he would need to marry a woman with the royal bloodline. The choice was Hetep-Heres, his half-sister. With the marriage a success nothing stood in Snefaru’s way.
