Sobekneferu

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Cylinder seal of Sobekneferu. Glazed steatite: length 4.42 cm, diameter 1.55 cm. Four royal names of Sobekneferu are found on this fine seal, the fifth being preserved in several other monuments. Sobekneferu is the first ruler known to have compounded a royal name with that of Sobek, the crocodile-headed deity strongly associated with the Faiyum region. Sobekneferu's epithet 'beloved of Sobek, lord of Shedyt' seeks to emphasise the link between ruler and god, whilst mention of the Faiyum town of Shedyt might suggest that the seal originated from this site. Amenemhat III, Sobekneferu's likely father, undertook multiple building projects in the Faiyum, his successors likely retaining important associations with the area. British Museum EA 16581
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Cylinder seal of Sobekneferu. Glazed steatite: length 4.42 cm, diameter 1.55 cm. Four royal names of Sobekneferu are found on this fine seal, the fifth being preserved in several other monuments. Sobekneferu is the first ruler known to have compounded a royal name with that of Sobek, the crocodile-headed deity strongly associated with the Faiyum region. Sobekneferu's epithet 'beloved of Sobek, lord of Shedyt' seeks to emphasise the link between ruler and god, whilst mention of the Faiyum town of Shedyt might suggest that the seal originated from this site. Amenemhat III, Sobekneferu's likely father, undertook multiple building projects in the Faiyum, his successors likely retaining important associations with the area. British Museum EA 16581

Sobekkare Sobekneferu was a ruling queen of the Middle Kingdom period of ancient Egypt, the eighth and last ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty. The death of Sobekneferu marked the demise of the long-lived dynasty and the advent of the Thirteenth Dynasty.

Little evidence remains to illuminate her reign; the few records that have survived, however, offer intriguing insights.

Sobekneferu is found amongst the rulers listed in the Turin Canon, according to which she reigned for 3 years, 10 months and 24 days. A graffito at the Nubian fortress of Kumma records the height of the Nile inundation in the third year of her reign as 1.83 metres.

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Bibliography

  • Callender, V.G. [], "Materials for the Reign of Sebekneferu",
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