Sobekemsaf (queen)
























Sobekemsaf
Queen consort of Egypt

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Stela of the priest Yuf, reporting his restoration of Sobekemsaf's tomb

Dynasty 17th Dynasty
Pharaoh Nubkheperre Intef
Father possibly Rahotep
Mother unnamed queen











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Sobekemsaf
in hieroglyphs

Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f)[1] 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.[2][3]


Her name ("Sobek protects him"[4]) is grammatically masculine. Although a female version of the name (sbk-m-z3=s)[4] 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.[5] Masculine names for females were not uncommon during the Second Intermediate Period.[6]


She is mentioned on a bracelet and a pendant (now in the British Museum)[1], and on a stela found in her family's hometown Edfu (Cairo CG 34009)[7]. The stela, belonging to an official called Yuf dated to the 18th Dynasty, mentions reconstruction of her tomb.[8] Another stela names the queen's sister Neferuni and their mother, whose name is lost, but her title shows she was the daughter of a pharaoh, probably Rahotep.[3]


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), King's Sister (zn.t-nswt)[1]



Sources





  1. ^ abc Grajetzki, Wolfram. Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary. London: Golden House Publications. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 0-9547218-9-6 (2005), p.44


  2. ^ Dodson, Aidan, Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson.
    ISBN 0-500-05128-3 (2004), p.117


  3. ^ ab Dodson & Hilton, p.118


  4. ^ ab Grajetzki, Wolfram. Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary. London: Golden House Publications.
    ISBN 0-9547218-9-6 (2005), p.304


  5. ^ Polz, Daniel: Der Beginn des Neuen Reiches. Berlin & New York, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2007.
    ISBN 978-3-11-019347-3 p.39


  6. ^ Ranke: Persönennamen, Band II, p.4


  7. ^ R. Engelbach: Steles and tables of offerings of the Late Middle Kingdom from Tell Edfû, in: Annal es du Service des antiquités de l'Egypte 23 (1923), p. 116, plate 1, no. 6 online


  8. ^ James Henry Breasted: Ancient Records of Egypt. Vol II, Chicago 1906, pp. 44-46 nos. 109−114








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