Sneferu

XII), of the short type of earthenware coffin, and of a _majūr_ (XX, 5), also a piece of a diorite bowl, on which the name Sneferu had been very roughly scratched, and a small (3/4-inch) black stone cylinder

El Kab James Edward Quibell 1901

First, the Old Kingdom the age of the pyramids embodied by one of the greatest rulers in history, Sneferu, the builder of three pyramids.

Beyond the Pharaohs Joseph Manning 2011

Sneferu, with whose name the flat diorite bowl below was inscribed.

El Kab James Edward Quibell 1901

On three diorite bowls found in these graves (one inside the walls, the others outside) the name of Sneferu appeared.

El Kab James Edward Quibell 1901

No. 32, a well-known type of black stone cylinder, found in a mastaba with a scrap of diorite, on which the name of Sneferu was scratched.

El Kab James Edward Quibell 1901

As this is the only king's name occurring in any of these tombs, it seems probable that most of them may belong to the reign of Sneferu, or to the period immediately following.

El Kab James Edward Quibell 1901

Sneferu, not interfering with them, or dug through them, giving the impression that all were approximately of the same date.

El Kab James Edward Quibell 1901

A reward for discovering a new pleasure is the very basis of the tale of Sneferu; and the wise man's remedy of a day in the country is still the best resource, though all that we know as human history has tried its experiments in enjoyment since then.

Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty 1897

The village of Dedi was probably near Medum, as in the temple of Sneferu at Medum an offering was found presented by a worshipper to the gods of Ded-sneferu: hence the background which is here given for the scene of Hordedef leading old Dedi.

Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty 1897

A king named Sneferu couldn't expect to appeal to a man like me, even if he did build the oldest Pyramid, and even if you could show me his mummy, which you can't.

It Happened in Egypt 1889