Sobekemsaf | |
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Great Royal Wife Khenemetneferhedjet | |
Spouse | Nubkheperre Intef |
Dynasty | 17th of Egypt |
Father | possibly Rahotep |
Mother | unnamed queen |
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Sobekemsaf in hieroglyphs | ||||
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Era:
2nd Intermediate Period (1650–1550 BC) | ||||
Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f) [2] was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th Dynasty. She was the wife of pharaoh Nubkheperre Intef and sister of an unidentified pharaoh, probably Sekhemre-Heruhirmaat Intef, Sobekemsaf II or Senakhtenre Ahmose. [3] [4]
Her name (" Sobek protects him" [5]) is grammatically masculine. Although a female version of the name (sbk-m-z3=s) [5] did exist, the queen is named Sobekemsaf in all sources, so it was not an error on the scribe's part, but she was probably named for an ancestor. [6] Masculine names for females were not uncommon during the Second Intermediate Period. [7]
She is mentioned on a bracelet and a pendant, now both in the British Museum. [2]
In her family's hometown Edfu she is known from stelae. The first is Cairo CG 34009. [8] The stela, belonging to an official called Yuf dated to the 18th Dynasty, mentions reconstruction of her tomb. [9] Another stela, also from Edfu (Cairo JE 16.2.22.23), depicts queen Sobekemsaf along with other relatives; [1] [10] the stela names the queen's sister Neferuni and their mother, whose name is lost.
Sobekemsaf's titles were: King's Wife (ḥm.t-nswt), Great Royal Wife (ḥmt-nỉswt wr.t), United with the White Crown (ẖnm.t-nfr-ḥḏ.t), King's Daughter (z3.t-nỉswt), and King's Sister (zn.t-nswt). [2]
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Sobekemsaf | |
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Great Royal Wife Khenemetneferhedjet | |
Spouse | Nubkheperre Intef |
Dynasty | 17th of Egypt |
Father | possibly Rahotep |
Mother | unnamed queen |
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Sobekemsaf in hieroglyphs | ||||
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Era:
2nd Intermediate Period (1650–1550 BC) | ||||
Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f) [2] was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th Dynasty. She was the wife of pharaoh Nubkheperre Intef and sister of an unidentified pharaoh, probably Sekhemre-Heruhirmaat Intef, Sobekemsaf II or Senakhtenre Ahmose. [3] [4]
Her name (" Sobek protects him" [5]) is grammatically masculine. Although a female version of the name (sbk-m-z3=s) [5] did exist, the queen is named Sobekemsaf in all sources, so it was not an error on the scribe's part, but she was probably named for an ancestor. [6] Masculine names for females were not uncommon during the Second Intermediate Period. [7]
She is mentioned on a bracelet and a pendant, now both in the British Museum. [2]
In her family's hometown Edfu she is known from stelae. The first is Cairo CG 34009. [8] The stela, belonging to an official called Yuf dated to the 18th Dynasty, mentions reconstruction of her tomb. [9] Another stela, also from Edfu (Cairo JE 16.2.22.23), depicts queen Sobekemsaf along with other relatives; [1] [10] the stela names the queen's sister Neferuni and their mother, whose name is lost.
Sobekemsaf's titles were: King's Wife (ḥm.t-nswt), Great Royal Wife (ḥmt-nỉswt wr.t), United with the White Crown (ẖnm.t-nfr-ḥḏ.t), King's Daughter (z3.t-nỉswt), and King's Sister (zn.t-nswt). [2]
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