Sobekemsaf (queen)
Great Royal Wife
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Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f)[2] was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th Dynasty.
| Sobekemsaf | |
|---|---|
| Great Royal Wife Khenemetneferhedjet | |
Stela depicting queen Sobekemsaf (center) along with other relatives.[1] | |
| Spouse | Nubkheperre Intef |
| Dynasty | 17th of Egypt |
| Father | unnamed father, Rahotep? |
| Mother | unnamed queen |
Family
She was the wife of king 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]
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]
Attestations
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| Sobekemsaf in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: 2nd Intermediate Period (1650–1550 BC) | ||||
Attestations indicate that she was closely associated with the city Edfu. She is also associated with king Nubkheperre Intef, see Ryholt 1997:394-395 File 17/4.
- Cairo JE 16.2.22.23 | At Edfu, a stela depicts queen Sobekemsaf along with other relatives;[1][8][9] the stela names the queen's sister Neferuni and their mother, whose name is lost.
Jewelry perhaps from Edfu
- BM EA 59699-59700 | She is mentioned on a bracelet and a pendant with the royal name of Nubkheperre Intef, now both in the British Museum.[2]
- BM E 57698 | A signet ring.
- Present location unknown | A pendant.
Non-contemporary attestations
- Cairo CG 34009/JE 27091 | In Edfu, her family's hometown, she is known from stelae.[10] The stela, belonging to an official called Yuf dated to the 18th Dynasty, mentions reconstruction of her tomb.[11]