Sobekemsaf

Sobekemsaf

Era: 2nd Intermediate Period
(1650–1550 BC)

Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f; “Sobek is his protection”^[1]) is an ancient Egyptian 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]

Notable bearers[]

Pharaoh Sobekemsaf I
Pharaoh Sobekemsaf II
official of the 13th Dynasty Sobekemsaf
Queen Sobekemsaf, wife of Nubkheperre Intef
Princess Sobekemsaf, daughter of Queen Sobekemsaf
Prince Sobekemsaf, son of Sobekemsaf II
[Sobek?]emsaf, mother of Pharaoh Rahotep

Sources[]

^ 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

[1] Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., p.304

[2] Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.120

[3] Ranke: Persönennamen, Band II, p.4

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