Sobekhotep I

The first pharaoh of the Thirteenth Dynasty

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

Accession 1803 BC

End of reign 1800 BC

Duration 3 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 List7.19

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