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Sobekneferu

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sobekneferu was an Egyptian pharaoh of the twelfth dynasty. Her name meant "the beauty of Sobek." She was the daughter of Pharaoh Amenemhat III. Manetho states she also was the sister of Amenemhat IV, but this claim is unproven. Sobekneferu had an older sister named Nefruptah who may have been the intended heir. Neferuptah's name was enclosed in a cartouche and she had her own pyramid at Hawara. Neferuptah died at an early age however. Sobekneferu is the first known female ruler of Egypt, although Nitocris may have ruled in the Sixth Dynasty, and there are five other women who are believed to have ruled as early as the First Dynasty. Amenemhat IV most likely died without a male heir, consequently, Amenemhat III's royal daughter Sobekneferu assumed the throne. According to the Turin Canon, she ruled for 3 years, 10 months and 24 days,
EAN: 9786131958861
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 88
Produktart: kartoniert, broschiert
Herausgeber: Surhone, Lambert M. Tennoe, Mariam T. Henssonow, Susan F.
Verlag: Betascript Publishing
Schlagworte: Hawara