Sobekneferu

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Sobekneferu or Neferusobek (Egyptian: 𓄤𓄤𓄤𓆍, romanized: Sbk-nfrw, lit. 'Beauty of Sobek') was the first confirmed queen regnant (or 'female king') of ancient Egypt and the last pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty and of the Middle Kingdom. Her reign was brief, lasting three years, 10 months, and 24 days according to the Turin Canon in the 18th century BC. She distinguished herself from any potential prior female rulers by adopting the full royal titulary which was often modified to acknowledge her womanhood such as by the titles 'daughter of Re' and 'female Horus'. She was also the first ruler to associate with the crocodile god Sobek in her nomen and prenomen. Sobekneferu ascended to the throne following the death of Amenemhat IV, her presumed brother and husband, albeit the relationship is unsubstantiated. The reasons for her accession are debated. One possibility is that her predecessor had no male heir to bestow the throne to, thus leaving his sister to take the mantle of king. Yet, there...

Read on Wikipedia · Image Hedwig Fechheimer (1871-1942), Die Plastik der Ägypter, Berlin 1914, pl. 57, Public domain