Sobekhotep VIII.

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Name of Sobekhotep
Throne name
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Sechem-Re-se-user-taui
Sḫm-Rˁ-s-wsr-t3.w (j)
Re is powerful, which makes the two countries strong
Proper name
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Sobekhotep (Sobek hotep)
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Sobek is satisfied

Sobekhotep VIII was an ancient Egyptian king of the Second Intermediate Period . It is only known for certain from two monuments. He appears in the so-called King's List of Karnak and a stele of him was found in Karnak, which dates to his fourth year of reign. The stele is of particular interest as it mentions a flood in the temple of Karnak and has the theme of the ruler's care for the temple:

“Sobekhotep, lover of the great Hapi (flood of the Nile), which gives eternal life. In the fourth year of the reign of the days of the fourth month of the season Schemu that Pi Kogi Enavot that persist under the auspices of this God for ever: His Majesty went into the hall of the temple to the great flood to look at. His Majesty came into the hall of the temple, which was full of water. His Majesty waded through them ... "

A chronological classification of the ruler within the second intermediate period is not yet possible. Mostly he is placed in the 13th dynasty . Kim Ryholt sees him as a ruler of the 16th dynasty , which he defines as Theban. According to Ryholt, it also appears in the Turin Royal Papyrus, where only Sechemre ... is preserved, which in turn is an element of the throne names of various rulers of the second interim period.

literature

  • John Baines: The Inundation Stela of Sebekhotpe VIII. In: Acta Orientalia. Volume 36, 1974, pp. 39-54 PDF ( Memento from October 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive ).
  • Jürgen von Beckerath : Investigations into the political history of the second interim period in Egypt (= Egyptological research. Volume 23). Augustin, Glückstadt / New York 1964, p. 66, 259-260 (XIII K) (von Beckerath dates him to the 13th dynasty).
  • Labib Habachi : A high inundation in the temple of Amenre at Karnak in the thirteenth dynasty. In: Studies on Ancient Egyptian Culture. Volume 1, 1974, pp. 207-214 and 296.
  • Kim 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. 388 (File 16/3).
  • 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 ).

Notes and individual references

  1. ↑ Dating of the beginning of the Heriu-renpet : 1701 BC. 2nd October Greg. / 17. October Jul. ; 1641 BC Chr. September 18th Greg. / 2. October Jul. , 1581 BC 3rd September Greg. / 17. September Jul. and 1561 BC Chr. August 29th Greg. / 12. September Jul. . The peak of the Nile flood was mostly reached at the end of August / beginning of September.
  2. ^ John Baines: The Inundation Stela of Sebekhotpe VIII. In: Acta Orientalia. Volume 36, 1974, p. 40 (translated from English).
  3. ↑ Kim Ryholt: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period Copenhagen 1997, p. 152.
personal data
SURNAME Sobekhotep VIII.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sobekhotep Sechem-Re-se-user-taui
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient Egyptian king of the Second Intermediate Period
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 17th century BC Chr.