The chair of Queen Hetepe, the guard of the most important queens of the Fourth Dynasty in the era of the pyramid builders

A chair from the tomb of Queen Hetepheres, dating back to the era of King Khufu about 2551: 2527 BC. It is located in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, the first of its kind in Egypt and the Arab world, which provides a comprehensive view of Egyptian civilization from prehistoric times to the present day. .

Hetepheres, an ancient Egyptian queen, is the daughter of a king, the wife of a king, and the mother of a king. in Giza. The treasures of her tomb were found next to the Great Pyramid. The tomb was found intact and complete, while her coffin was found empty and was transferred to the Cairo Museum.



It is known about Queen Hetepheres that she played a large and important role in transferring the rule smoothly from the Third Dynasty to the Fourth Dynasty, as she is the legitimate heir to her father. Therefore, when King Sneferu married her, he became the legitimate king of Egypt.

Among the most exciting stories of Queen Hetepheres I and her beautiful monuments is the discovery of her tomb with impressive funerary furniture and all that was found of unique antiquities that give an excellent idea of ​​the furniture in ancient Egypt, and truly express the greatness of Egypt in the era of the Old Kingdom and the era of the builders of the great pyramids.