Sobekemsaf

Sobekemsaf in hieroglyphs

Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f; “Sobek is his protection”^[1]) is an ancient Egyptian name, popular during the Second Intermediate Period. 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.^[2]

Notable bearers

(all from the 17th dynasty)^[3]

• 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

1. Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptische Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., p.304
2. Ranke: Persönennamen, Band II, p.4
3. Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.120