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| Sobekemsaf in hieroglyphs | ||||
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2nd Intermediate Period (1650–1550 BC) | ||||
Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f; “ Sobek is his protection” [1]) is an ancient Egyptian theophoric name, popular during the Second Intermediate Period (mainly in the 17th Dynasty [2]). Although it is grammatically masculine, it was also used for women; it was common during this era that the gender of a name did not correspond to that of its bearer. [3]
- Pharaoh Sobekemsaf I
- Pharaoh Sobekemsaf II
- official of the 13th Dynasty Sobekemsaf
- Queen Sobekemsaf, wife of Nubkheperre Intef
- Princess Sobekemsaf C, daughter of Queen Sobekemsaf
- [Sobek?]emsaf A, mother of Pharaoh Rahotep
- ^ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., p.304
- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.120
- ^ Ranke: Persönennamen, Band II, p.4
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| Sobekemsaf in hieroglyphs | ||||
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Era:
2nd Intermediate Period (1650–1550 BC) | ||||
Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f; “ Sobek is his protection” [1]) is an ancient Egyptian theophoric name, popular during the Second Intermediate Period (mainly in the 17th Dynasty [2]). Although it is grammatically masculine, it was also used for women; it was common during this era that the gender of a name did not correspond to that of its bearer. [3]
- Pharaoh Sobekemsaf I
- Pharaoh Sobekemsaf II
- official of the 13th Dynasty Sobekemsaf
- Queen Sobekemsaf, wife of Nubkheperre Intef
- Princess Sobekemsaf C, daughter of Queen Sobekemsaf
- [Sobek?]emsaf A, mother of Pharaoh Rahotep
- ^ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., p.304
- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.120
- ^ Ranke: Persönennamen, Band II, p.4