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Smenkhkare
Smenkhkare (Semenkhkare), late Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh of the Amarna Period with throne name Ankhkheperure, husband of Meritaten. Debates cover one versus two rulers with Neferneferuaten, a possible co-regency with Akhenaten, and the disputed KV55 burial.
Snaaib
Snaaib, or Menkhaure Snaaib, is an Egyptian king of the late Second Intermediate Period (c. 17th century BC) known only from a stela found at Abydos.
Sneferka
Sneferka, also read Seneferka, is an obscure Early Dynastic Egyptian ruler known only from serekh inscriptions on stone vessels, conventionally placed at the end of the First Dynasty near King Qa'a.
Sneferu
Sneferu (Snefru), first king of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, built three pyramids at Meidum and Dahshur, including the first true smooth-sided pyramid, the Red Pyramid, and reigned about 30 years.
Sneferu's Nubian campaign
Sneferu's Nubian campaign was an Egyptian invasion of Lower Nubia in Sneferu's twelfth regnal year, recorded on the Palermo Stone as bringing 7,000 captives and 200,000 livestock.
Sneferukhaf
Sneferukhaf, also written Snefrukhaf, was a prince of Egypt's Fourth Dynasty, son of Nefermaat and grandson of Nefertkaw, buried in mastaba G 7070 at Giza.
Sobek
Sobek (Sebek, Suchos), the crocodile god of ancient Egypt, worshipped from Narmer's reign to Roman times; cult centers at Kom Ombo and the Fayum; merged with Re as Sobek-Re and with Horus under Dynasty 12.
Sobekemhat
Sobekemhat, also written Sobkemhet, was a high official of Egypt's 12th Dynasty, buried in a mastaba beside King Senwosret III's pyramid at Dahshur around the 19th century BC.
Sobekemsaf (13th Dynasty official)
Sobekemsaf was an official of Egypt's 13th Dynasty, around 1700 BC, who governed Thebes and is attested by four monuments, above all a statue in Vienna.
Sobekemsaf (queen)
Sobekemsaf was a queen of the late Second Intermediate Period at Thebes, wife of King Nubkheperre Intef and, on one account, daughter of a prince of Edfu.
Sobekemsaf I
Sobekemsaf I, whose throne name was Sekhemre-Wadjkhau, was a king of Egypt's Theban 17th Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period, when Thebes coexisted with the Hyksos.
Sobekemsaf II
Sobekemsaf II (Sobkemsaf II), throne name Sekhemre Shedtawy, was a Theban king of the late Second Intermediate Period, conventionally of the Seventeenth Dynasty, placed between Nubkheperre Intef and Ahmose Senakhtenre.
Sobekhotep (mayor of the Faiyum)
Sobekhotep was an ancient Egyptian official bearing the honorific rank of Great Mayor of the Faiyum, an oasis region whose cult centered on the crocodile god Sobek.
Sobekhotep (New Kingdom treasurer)
Sobekhotep was an Eighteenth Dynasty Egyptian treasurer, overseer of the seal under Thutmose IV, known from his Theban tomb TT63 and British Museum painting fragments.
Sobekhotep (treasurer)
Sobekhotep was a royal treasurer of Twelfth Dynasty Egypt who served under Senusret I, known from a Hatnub stela dated to Year 22 of his reign.
Sobekhotep II
Sobekhotep II, usually identified with the throne name Khaankhre, was a pharaoh of Egypt's Thirteenth Dynasty, seated at Itjtawy near the Faiyum; the ordinal numbering of the dynasty's many kings, several named Sobekhotep, is uncertain.
Sobekhotep III
Sobekhotep III (throne name Sekhemre Sewadjtawy) was a pharaoh of Egypt's Thirteenth Dynasty, reigning during the mid-18th century BC and attested by scarabs, seals, and monuments at Elkab and Elephantine.
Sobekhotep IV
Sobekhotep IV, also known as Khaneferre Sobekhotep, was a pharaoh of the Thirteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, reigning about ten years.
Sobekhotep V
Sobekhotep V, throne name Khahotepre, was a poorly attested king of Egypt's Thirteenth Dynasty around 1710-1720 BC, known only from scarabs and fragmentary texts; some studies number him Sobekhotep VI.
Sobekhotep VII
Sobekhotep VII, also written Sobkhotep or Sebekhotep VII, was a pharaoh of Egypt's Thirteenth Dynasty whose throne name was Merkawre, meaning "Beloved of the kas of Ra."
Sobekhotep VIII
Sobekhotep VIII (Sekhemre Seusertawy Sobekhotep) was a Second Intermediate Period king of Egypt, placed by Kim Ryholt as the third ruler of the Theban 16th Dynasty.
Sobekmose
Sobekmose was a treasury official of Dynasty 18 in ancient Egypt, titled overseer of the House of Silver under Amenhotep III, known from his decorated burial chamber.
Sobeknakht (governor of Elkab)
Sobeknakht, also called Sobeknakht I, was governor of Elkab in Upper Egypt during the late Second Intermediate Period under King Nebiryraw of the 16th Dynasty, known from tombs at Elkab.
Sobeknakht II
Sobeknakht II was a governor of Elkab in Upper Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, best known as the owner of Elkab Tomb 66 and as the son of governor Sobeknakht I.
Sobeknakht inscription
The Sobeknakht inscription is a hieroglyphic biographical text in the El-Kab tomb of Sobeknakht II, governor of Elkab, recording a Kushite-led raid deep into Upper Egypt.
Sobeknakht of El Kab
Sobeknakht (Sobek-nakht) was a governor and high priest of El Kab in Upper Egypt in the late Second Intermediate Period, known from a tomb inscription found in 2003.
Sobekneferu
Sobekneferu (Neferusobek, Sobekkare), last pharaoh of Egypt's Twelfth Dynasty and first confirmed female king, reigned about 3 years 10 months, daughter of Amenemhat III, with mixed male-female royal imagery.
Sole Companion
Sole Companion, or smr wʿty, was a high ancient Egyptian court rank meaning 'sole friend of the king', attested from 2800 BCE to 324 CE.
Somtutefnakht
Somtutefnakht, also transliterated Sematawitefnakhte, was a priest and dignitary of Herakleopolis in Middle Egypt who lived through the Second Persian Domination and the early Macedonian period.
Sosibius (minister)
Sosibius (Sosibios) was a Ptolemaic courtier who directed internal and external policy for Ptolemy III and IV. He was a key figure in the Fourth Syrian War.