Sobek
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Sobek is an ancient Egyptian crocodile-headed god associated with the Nile, military power, and protection.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sobek canonical | 16 |
| Sobek of Shedet | 1 |
| Sobek-Ra | 1 |
| god Sobek | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian deity
ⓘ
god ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
crocodiles ⓘ fertility ⓘ kingship ⓘ military power ⓘ pharaonic power ⓘ protection ⓘ strength ⓘ water ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
crocodile
ⓘ
man with the head of a crocodile ⓘ |
| domain |
protection of the king
ⓘ
war ⓘ waters of the Nile ⓘ |
| epithet |
He who eats while he seizes
ⓘ
He who loves robbery ⓘ Lord of Faiyum ⓘ Sobek self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sobek of Shedet
Sobek self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sobek-Ra
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAnimalCult | sacred crocodiles ⓘ |
| hasHeadOf | crocodile ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
Horus
ⓘ
Ra ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of the Dead
ⓘ
Coffin Texts ⓘ Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| parentsInSomeTraditions |
Khnum
ⓘ
Neith ⓘ Set ⓘ |
| role |
patron of soldiers
ⓘ
protector against dangers of the Nile ⓘ protector of the pharaoh ⓘ |
| sacredAnimal | crocodile ⓘ |
| spouseInSomeTraditions |
Hathor
ⓘ
Heqet ⓘ Renenutet ⓘ |
| symbol |
ankh
ⓘ
crocodile ⓘ was scepter ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ Ptolemaic Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Period
|
| wears |
atef crown
ⓘ
solar disk ⓘ uraeus ⓘ |
| worshipCenter |
Crocodilopolis
ⓘ
Faiyum Oasis ⓘ
surface form:
Faiyum
Kom Ombo ⓘ Thebes ⓘ |
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
god Sobek
subject surface form:
Temple of Kom Ombo
subject surface form:
Temple of Kom Ombo
subject surface form:
Temple of Kom Ombo
subject surface form:
Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III