Sobekemsaf (13th Dynasty)
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Sbk m s3.f Sobek is his protection |
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Sobekemsaf was an ancient Egyptian civil servant who lived in the 13th Dynasty (Second Intermediate Period).
background
family
He was the son of the mistress of the house of Duanefret and the great scribe of the vizier Dedusobek Bebi, who in turn was the brother of the high official Nebanch . Sobekemsaf himself was the brother of Queen Nubchaes . Sobekemsaf came from an important family whose members held numerous high positions in the country.
activities
Sobekemsaf was barn master and herald of Thebes , probably not at the same time. Sobekemsaf is best known for a life-size statue that is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum (Vienna). The statue depicts an elderly corpulent man and is considered a masterpiece of Egyptian art.
Especially the dating of the work to the 13th dynasty produced some discussion, as the 13th dynasty was viewed in earlier research as a period of decline and one could not imagine that such an outstanding work would date to this time.
literature
- Detlef Franke : Personal data from the Middle Kingdom (20th-16th century BC) . Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1984, ISBN 3-447-02484-4 , p. 338, dossier 562.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sobekemsaf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian barn master |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1700 BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1700 BC Chr. |