Sobekemsaf
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]
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| Sobekemsaf in hieroglyphs |
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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
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, (London: Thames & Hudson, 2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.120
- Ranke: Persönennamen, Band II, p.4
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