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Middle Kingdom · 12th Dynasty
Sobekneferu
- Reign
- 1763–1759 (1798/97–1794/93) BC
- Throne name
- Sobek-ka-Re
- Other names
- Merit-Re, Arsino, Skemiophris
- Dynasty
- 12th Dynasty
- Period
- Middle Kingdom, c. 2040–1780 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, then Itjtawy (near el-Lisht)
Sobekneferu is listed in the king list under ‘12th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Middle Kingdom (c. 2040–1780 BC). Reign: 1763–1759 (1798/97–1794/93) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Sobek-ka-Re. Other recorded names: Merit-Re, Arsino, Skemiophris.
What is known about Sobekneferu
Sobekneferu was the first queen of Egypt who can be verified from contemporary sources. Whether she built the northern pyramid of Mazghuna is unclear.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- from c. 1760 BC13th Dynasty: more than 60 kings, most with short reigns; the administration nevertheless carries on.
Other events of the period
- c. 1840 BCAmenemhat III has the Faiyum opened up through irrigation; the Greeks called his mortuary temple at Hawara the ‘Labyrinth’.
- c. 1795 BCSobekneferu reigns as the first female ruler of Egypt attested by contemporary evidence.
More about this period: Middle Kingdom
12th Dynasty: all rulers
- Amenemhat I
- Senusret I
- Amenemhat II
- Senusret II
- Senusret III
- Amenemhat III
- Amenemhat IV
- Sobekneferu
- Seankhibra
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