Sobekemsaf I

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Sobekemsaf I was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh known from the late Second Intermediate Period, associated with Theban rule and the complex political fragmentation preceding the New Kingdom.

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Sobekemsaf II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
human
associatedDeity Sobek NERFINISHED
burialPlace Thebes NERFINISHED
burialSite unknown tomb in Theban necropolis
capital Thebes NERFINISHED
category Pharaohs of the Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
child Sobekemsaf II NERFINISHED
chronologicalContext before the New Kingdom
before the rise of the Eighteenth Dynasty
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culture ancient Egyptian
dynasty Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
era Bronze Age
father Intef VI NERFINISHED
governedDuring decline of centralized royal power in Egypt
hasNameInModernLanguage Sobekemsaf I NERFINISHED
hasPraenomen Sekhemre Wadjkhau NERFINISHED
hasTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Lord of the Two Lands NERFINISHED
knownFrom inscriptions on statues
scarab seals
stelae from Thebes
language Egyptian
nameMeaning Sobek is his protection
nomen Sobekemsaf NERFINISHED
notableFor association with Theban line of kings
rule during political fragmentation of Egypt
politicalContext period of divided rule between Thebes and the Hyksos
positionHeld King of Upper and Lower Egypt
pharaoh
praenomenTransliteration Sḫm-rˁ W3ḏ-ḫˁw NERFINISHED
predecessor Intef VI NERFINISHED
reign Second Intermediate Period NERFINISHED
late Second Intermediate Period
religion ancient Egyptian religion
residence Thebes NERFINISHED
ruledFrom Thebes NERFINISHED
ruledRegion Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Queen Nubkhaes NERFINISHED
successor Sobekemsaf II NERFINISHED
temporalLocation 2nd millennium BCE
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED

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13th Dynasty of Egypt hasPharaoh Sobekemsaf I
13th Dynasty of Egypt hasPharaoh Sobekemsaf I
this entity surface form: Sobekemsaf II