Sobekemsaf

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

Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f; “Sobek is his protection”) is an ancient Egyptian theophoric name, popular during the Second Intermediate Period (mainly in the 17th Dynasty). 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.

Notable bearers

Pharaoh Sobekemsaf I
Pharaoh Sobekemsaf II
official of the 13th Dynasty Sobekemsaf
Queen Sobekemsaf, wife of Nubkheperre Intef
Princess Sobekemsaf C, daughter of Queen Sobekemsaf
[Sobek?]emsaf A, 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 978-0-500-05128-3., 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 978-0-500-05128-3., p.120

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