Merkaure Sobekhotep

Name of Merkaure Sobekhotep
Throne name	Mer-kau-Re Mr-k3w-Rˁ The lover of the Kas des Re
Proper name	Sobekhotep Sbk ḥtp Sobek is satisfied
Royal Papyrus Turin (No.7 / 8.)
Royal Papyrus Turin (No.7 / 8.)
Karnak King List	Mer-kau-Re Mr-k3w-Rˁ The lover of the Kas des Re

Merkaure Sobekhotep (VII.) , Also Mer-kau-Re Sobekhotep (VII.) , Was an ancient Egyptian king ( Pharaoh ) of the 13th Dynasty ( Second Intermediate Period ). He ruled from about 1646 to 1644 BC. Chr.

Merkaure Sobekhotep (VII.) Appears in the Turin Royal Papyrus . According to the papyrus , he is said to have ruled for two years, four days, and an unknown number of months. He is mentioned in the King's List of Karnak , two statues of him are known from Karnak .

He is the last ruler of the 13th dynasty, whose name is preserved in the Turin Royal Papyrus. The order of the following kings is therefore very uncertain.

literature

• Jürgen von Beckerath : Investigations into the political history of the second interim period in Egypt (= Egyptological research. Volume 23). Augustin, Glückstadt / New York 1964, pp. 61, 254-255 (XIII 32.).
• KSB Ryholt : The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (= Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Volume 20). Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen 1997, ISBN 87-7289-421-0 , p. 390 (File 16 / a).
• Thomas Schneider : The Relative Chronology of the Middle Kingdom and the Hyksos Period (Dyns. 12-17). In: Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David A. Warburton (eds.): Ancient Egyptian Chronology (= Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One. The Near and Middle East. Volume 83). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 168-196 ( online ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dating from Thomas Schneider : Lexikon der Pharaonen. Artemis & Winkler, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7608-1102-7 .
2. ↑ Inventory number: Egyptian Museum Kairo: Kairo JE 43599; Louvre A. 121 [E. 7824].

predecessor	Office	successor
Hori	Pharaoh of Egypt 13th Dynasty	unsure