Sobekhotep IV
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Khaneferre Sobekhotep IV was one of the most powerful Egyptian kings of the 13th Dynasty. He was the son of the 'god's father' Haankhef and of the 'king's mother' Kemi. His brother, Neferhotep I
, was his predecessor on the throne.
He states on a stela found in the Amun
temple at Karnak
that he was born in Thebes. Some sources indicate that under his reign, a military campaign against Nubia
occurred (the Jewish writer Artapanus mentions a king Chenephres (=Khaneferre?) under whom the Moses
story took place and who invaded Nubia).
The king is believed to have reigned for around 10 years. He is known by a relatively high number of monuments, including stelae, statues, many seals and other minor objects. There are attestations for building works at Abydos
and Karnak.
Sobekhotep IV's wife was the 'king's wife' Tjan. Several children are known. The royal court is also well known. Vizier
was Neferkare Iymeru
. Treasurer was Senebi
and high steward a certain Nebankh.
According to the New Chronology proposed by David Rohl, Khaneferre Sobekhotep IV was the ‘Khenophres’ mentioned by Artapanus, under whose reign Egypt suffered plagues and the increase of 'foreignors. According to this revision, this would have been the pharoah who raised Moses as a prince of Egypt.
Neferhotep I
Neferhotep I was an Egyptian king of the Thirteenth Dynasty and one of the most powerful rulers of this dynasty. The Turin Canon assigned him a reign length of 11 years....
, was his predecessor on the throne.
He states on a stela found in the Amun
Amun
Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu , was a god in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt...
temple at Karnak
Karnak
The Karnak Temple Complex—usually called Karnak—comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings, notably the Great Temple of Amun and a massive structure begun by Pharaoh Ramses II . Sacred Lake is part of the site as well. It is located near Luxor, some...
that he was born in Thebes. Some sources indicate that under his reign, a military campaign against Nubia
Nubia
Nubia is a region along the Nile river, which is located in northern Sudan and southern Egypt.There were a number of small Nubian kingdoms throughout the Middle Ages, the last of which collapsed in 1504, when Nubia became divided between Egypt and the Sennar sultanate resulting in the Arabization...
occurred (the Jewish writer Artapanus mentions a king Chenephres (=Khaneferre?) under whom the Moses
Moses
Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...
story took place and who invaded Nubia).
The king is believed to have reigned for around 10 years. He is known by a relatively high number of monuments, including stelae, statues, many seals and other minor objects. There are attestations for building works at Abydos
Abydos, Egypt
Abydos is one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, and also of the eight Upper Nome, of which it was the capital city. It is located about 11 kilometres west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N, near the modern Egyptian towns of el-'Araba el Madfuna and al-Balyana...
and Karnak.
Sobekhotep IV's wife was the 'king's wife' Tjan. Several children are known. The royal court is also well known. Vizier
Vizier (Ancient Egypt)
The vizier was the highest official in Ancient Egypt to serve the king, or pharaoh during the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. Vizier is the generally accepted rendering of ancient Egyptian tjati, tjaty etc, among Egyptologists...
was Neferkare Iymeru
Neferkare Iymeru
Neferkare Iymeru was the Ancient Egyptian vizier under king Sobekhotep IV in the 13th Dynasty, around 1750 BC.Neferkare Iymeru was the son of the leader of the broad hall Iymeru. Neferkare Iymeru himself is known from several monuments, many of them found in Karnak. On a statue, now in the Louvre,...
. Treasurer was Senebi
Senebi
Senebi was an Ancient Egyptian treasurer under the 13th Dynasty kings Neferhotep I and Sobekhotep IV . Senebi belongs to the best attested officials of the 13th Dynasty...
and high steward a certain Nebankh.
According to the New Chronology proposed by David Rohl, Khaneferre Sobekhotep IV was the ‘Khenophres’ mentioned by Artapanus, under whose reign Egypt suffered plagues and the increase of 'foreignors. According to this revision, this would have been the pharoah who raised Moses as a prince of Egypt.