Sobekhotep
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Sobekhotep is an ancient Egyptian name meaning “Sobek is pleased”, which was common during the Second Intermediate Period. Notable bearers include:[1]
Pharaohs
13th Dynasty
- Sekhemrekhutawy Sobekhotep, referred to as Sobekhotep I or Sobekhotep II, depending on the scholar. Possibly the founder of the 13th Dynasty or its twentieth ruler.[2][1]
- Khaankhre Sobekhotep, referred to as Sobekhotep I or Sobekhotep II depending on the scholar.[2][1]
- Sekhemresewdjtawy Sobekhotep III reigned c. 1740 BC.[2][1]
- Khaneferre Sobekhotep IV, most powerful pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty, c. 1730 BC.[2][1]
- Khahotepre Sobekhotep V reigned c. 1724 BC.[2][1]
- Merhotepre Sobekhotep VI reigned c. 1696 BC.[2][1]
- Merkawre Sobekhotep VII reigned c. 1664 BC[2][1]
16th Dynasty
- Sekhemre Susertawi Sobekhotep VIII reigned c. 1645 BC.[3]
Nobles
- Sobekhotep; son of Seneb, the brother of Sobekhotep III. Mentioned on a stela of his father. (13th dynasty)[4]
- Sobekhotep; grandfather of Queen Nubkhaes, mentioned on her stela. (13th dynasty)[4]
- Sobekhotep Miu, son of Sobekhotep IV, mentioned on his father's stela. (13th dynasty)[4]
- Sobekhotep Djadja, son of Sobekhotep IV, mentioned on his father's stela. (13th dynasty)[4]
- Sobekhotep, son of Sihathor, brother of Neferhotep I and Sobekhotep IV. (13th dynasty)[4]
- Sobekhotep, son of Sobekhotep VII, mentioned on a Karnak statuette of his father. (13th dynasty)[4]
- Sobekhotep, son of an unknown pharaoh, dated to the second part of the 13th dynasty. Mentioned on a seal along with sister Reniseneb.[5]
- Sobekhotep, mother of Queen Mentuhotep, wife of Pharaoh Djehuti. (16th dynasty)[6]
- Sobekhotep, possibly a son of Dedumose I (16th dynasty).[6]
See also
- Sobekneferu
- Sobek, nomen of an unidentified pharaoh of the early 13th Dynasty, possibly Nerikare or Sekhemrekhutawy Khabaw.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 K. S. B. Ryholt: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c. 1800 - 1550 BC. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 87-7289-421-0
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.100
- ↑ Dodson & Hilton, p.116
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Dodson & Hilton, p.112
- ↑ Dodson & Hilton, p.113
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dodson & Hilton, p.117