Sobekhotep I in hieroglyphs

first ruler in the known sequence of the Thirteenth Dynasty

Also known as: Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep·(previously Sobekhotep II)

Accession1803 BC

End of reign1800 BC

Duration3 years

Either the founder of the dynasty, in which case he is known as Sobekhotep I, or its twentieth monarch, in which case he is known as Sobekhotep II

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

Menekh..

mnḫ..

"Potent of..."

Fouilles de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale, V.1, fig. 86

Ankh netjeru

Ꜥnḫ-nṯrw

"The (very) life of the Gods"

Fouilles de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale, V.1, plate IV

Sekhem Ra khu tawy

sḫm-rꜤ ḫwꞽ-tꜢwꞽ

"The powerful one of Ra is the protection of the Two Lands"

Naville, XIth dynasty temple at Deir el-Bahari, II, plate X (B)
Fouilles de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale, V.1, plate IV

Amenemhat sobek hotep

ꞽmn--m-ḥꜢt sbk-ḥtp

"Amenemhat's son, Sobekhotep"

Fouilles de l’Institut français d’archéologie orientale, V.1, plate IV

Sekhem Ra khu tawy Sobek hotep

sḫm-rꜤ ḫwꞽ-tꜢwꞽ sbk-ḥtp(w)

"Ra is the protection of the Two Lands"

Name likely interchanged with Wegaf in 7.19

Turin King List 7.19

Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): pp. 14–16
Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2 ed., MÄS 49 (1999): pp. 92–93
Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. pp. 61
Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. pp. 443–444