Sobekhotep III.

Name of Sobekhotep III.
Horus name	Chui-taui ḫwj-t3wj Who protects the two countries
Sideline	Chai-em-sixem-ef ḫˁj-m-sḫm = f Who appears in his power
Gold name	Hetep-her-maat ḥtp-ḥr-m3ˁt Who is satisfied with the Maat
Throne name	Sechem-Re sewadj-taui Sḫm-Rˁ sw3ḏ-t3wj A mighty one, a Re who allows both countries to flourish
Proper name	Sobekhotep Sbk ḥtp Sobek is satisfied
Royal Papyrus Turin (No. VII 24)	Sechem-Re… Sobekhetep Sḫm-Rˁ ... sbk-htp Mighty One of Re… Sobek is satisfied
Karnak King List	Sechem-Re ... taui Sḫm-Rˁ ... t3wj Mighty one of Re ... the two countries

Sobekhotep III. , also Sebekhotep III. or Sebekhotpe III. , was an ancient Egyptian king ( Pharaoh ) of the 13th Dynasty ( Second Intermediate Period ), who lived around 1745 to 1742 BC. According to another chronology (see list of pharaohs ) from around 1708 to around 1705 BC. Ruled.

supporting documents

Proper name of the ruler in Medamud, where he usurped an older inscription

Sobekhotep III. is known from numerous monuments , although according to the Turin royal papyrus he is said to have ruled for only three years and two months. In Medamud he built the colonnade and a colossal statue, usurped a temple of Sesostris III. He built in Karnak , Elkab and Tod or at least had his name put there, as found blocks show.

family

There are numerous monuments that name his extensive family. His father was a certain “Father of God” Mentuhotep, his mother's name was Iau-Hejebu / Juhabu ( jawhjbw ). A Neni and a Seneb-hena-es are known as wives, as are two brothers Seneb and Cha-kau and two daughters of the Neni: Iuhetibu and Dedet-anqet. Iuhetibu even wrote her name in a cartouche , which is very rare for royal women at the time.

Regency

The king seems to have come from the military . His title of commoner was in command of the ruler's troops . How he got to the throne from there is unknown. With this ruler, a stable period began in the 13th Dynasty , after the first few years had probably been very restless. The relationship with his successor Neferhotep I is unknown, at least the two rulers do not seem to have been related.

literature

• Jürgen von Beckerath : Investigations into the political history of the second intermediate period in Egypt. (= Egyptological research. Volume 23). Augustin, Glückstadt / New York 1964, pp. 54–55.
• KSB Ryholt: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period ( Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications. Volume 20). Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen 1997, pp. 343-44, File 13/26.
• 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 ).

Web links

Commons : Sobekhotep III.  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dating from Thomas Schneider: Lexikon der Pharaonen. Artemis & Winkler, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-7608-1102-7 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Seth	Pharaoh of Egypt 13th Dynasty	Neferhotep I.