| Predynastic period | Early Dynastic | Old Kingdom | First Intermediate | Middle Kingdom | Second Intermediate | New Kingdom | Third Intermediate | Late period | Graeco-Roman period |
| Predynastic period | Early Dynastic | Old Kingdom | First Intermediate | Middle Kingdom | Second Intermediate | New Kingdom | Third Intermediate | Late period | Graeco-Roman period |
Hetepheres I is thought to be the mother of Khufu and the wife of Sneferu . Hetepheres I may also have been her husband´s sister, consolidating his rule and making her one of the most powerful women of the ancient world. She also gave birth to an unnamed princess who apparently married Ankhaf (a son by Snefru and a minor wife).
She apparently died during Khufu´s reign and was buried in Dahshur, but this tomb has not yet been discovered. Because of the risk of tomb robbing she was moved to Giza where her tomb could be protected. Others consider Giza to be her original resting place. Her grave goods were discovered in a shaft beside one of the Queen´s pyramids in the Great Pyramid Complex.
