Sobekneferu
Sobekneferu (sometimes called "Neferusobek") was a pharaoh of Egypt between 1806 to 1802 BC. She ruled after Amenemhat IV died. She was the last ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt.[1] Her name means "the beauty of Sobek."
| Sobekneferu | |
|---|---|
| Neferusobek Skemiophris (in Manetho) | |
.jpg) Head of ruling pharaoh Sobekneferu | |
| Pharaoh of Egypt | |
| Reign | 1806–1802 BC, Twelfth Dynasty |
| Previous pharaoh | Amenemhat IV |
| Next pharaoh | uncertain, Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep[1] or, in older studies, Wegaf |
| Father | Amenemhat III |
| Died | 1802 BC |
| Burial | Northern Mazghuna pyramid (?) |
Sobekneferu Media
Amenemhat III, father of Sobekneferu
Serpentinite statuette head of Sobekneferu from the Louvre, Paris
Bust of Sobekneferu in the Louvre Museum
Damaged statuette of a Late Middle Kingdom Queen in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, thought to represent Sobekneferu
Drawing by Flinders Petrie of the cylinder seal of Sobekneferu in the British Museum[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ryholt, Kim S. B., The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c.1800-1550 BCE, Museum Tusculanum Press, Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications 20, Museum Tusculanum Press (1997), p. 185, ISBN 87-7289-421-0.
- ↑ Petrie 1917, p. pl. XIV.