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Whose Pyramid Was the Great Pyramid?

By N.S. Gill, About.com

Pyramids at Giza

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Question: Whose Pyramid Was the Great Pyramid?
Answer: The Great Pyramid at Giza was built for the Old Kingdom Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu or Cheops to the Greeks. Khufu was the son of Snefru, founder of the Fourth Dynasty, who built the Bent Pyramid. Khufu may have ruled from about 2589 to 2566 B.C.

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