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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Queen

Cartoon of a woman with a flower, long eyelashes, and a crown band

Hetepheres

A queen, and the mother of Khufu.

Years
About 2600 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
Old Kingdom. Old Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
Giza

We are not sure: We are not sure why her burial things were moved. One idea is that an earlier grave was robbed.

Three facts

  1. 1She belonged to the royal family at Giza.
  2. 2Her furniture was found in a hidden shaft.
  3. 3The find included a bed, a chair, and gold.

More to know

Queens were powerful people at court. Hetepheres shows that royal women had fine things, not only kings.

Places: Giza.

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