| Sobekemsaf | |
| Great Royal Wife Khenemetneferhedjet | |
| Spouse: | Nubkheperre Intef |
| Father: | possibly Rahotep |
| Mother: | unnamed queen |
| Dynasty: | 17th of Egypt |
Sobekemsaf (sbk-m-z3=f)[1] was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 17th Dynasty. She was the wife of pharaoh Nubkheperre Intef and sister of an unidentified pharaoh, probably Sekhemre-Heruhirmaat Intef, Sobekemsaf II or Senakhtenre Ahmose.[2] [3]
Her name ("Sobek protects him"[4]) is grammatically masculine. Although a female version of the name (sbk-m-z3=s) did exist, the queen is named Sobekemsaf in all sources, so it was not an error on the scribe's part, but she was probably named for an ancestor.[5] Masculine names for females were not uncommon during the Second Intermediate Period.[6]
She is mentioned on a bracelet and a pendant, now both in the British Museum.
In her family's hometown Edfu she is known from stelae. The first is Cairo CG 34009.[7] The stela, belonging to an official called Yuf dated to the 18th Dynasty, mentions reconstruction of her tomb.[8] Another stela, also from Edfu (Cairo JE 16.2.22.23), depicts queen Sobekemsaf along with other relatives;[9] the stela names the queen's sister Neferuni and their mother, whose name is lost.
Sobekemsaf's titles were: King's Wife (ḥm.t-nswt), Great Royal Wife (ḥmt-nỉswt wr.t), United with the White Crown (ẖnm.t-nfr-ḥḏ.t), King's Daughter (z3.t-nỉswt), and King's Sister (zn.t-nswt).