Sobekneferu

Sobekneferu
Sobekneferu
Neferusobek; Skemiophris (in Manetho)
	Head of ruling pharaoh Sobekneferu
Pharaoh
Reign	1806–1802 BC (Twelfth Dynasty)
Predecessor	Amenemhat IV
Successor	uncertain, Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep[1] or, in older studies, Wegaf
Prenomen (Praenomen)
	Sobek-ka-re; Sobek is the kꜣ of Ra
Nomen
	Sobekneferu; The beauty of Sobek
	;
Horus name
	Meritra ; Beloved of Re
Nebty name
	Satsekhem Nebettawy ; Daughter of the powerful one, ; Mistress of the two lands
Golden Horus
	Djedetkhau ; Established of crowns
Father	Amenemhat III
Died	1802 BC
Burial	Northern Mazghuna pyramid (?)

Sobekneferu (sometimes called "Neferusobek") was a pharaoh of Egypt between 1806 to 1802 BC. She ruled after Amenemhat IV died. She was the last ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt.[1] Her name means "the beauty of Sobek."

References

Ryholt, Kim S. B., The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c.1800-1550 BCE, Museum Tusculanum Press, Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications 20, Museum Tusculanum Press (1997), p. 185, ISBN 87-7289-421-0.

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[ryholt-1] Ryholt, Kim S. B., The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c.1800-1550 BCE, Museum Tusculanum Press, Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications 20, Museum Tusculanum Press (1997), p. 185, ISBN 87-7289-421-0.