Her name ("Sobek protects him"[5]) is grammatically masculine. Although a female version of the name (sbk-m-z3=s)[5] 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.[6] Masculine names for females were not uncommon during the Second Intermediate Period.[7]
She is mentioned on a bracelet and a pendant, now both in the British Museum,[2] and on a stela found in her family's hometown Edfu (Cairo CG 34009).[8] The stela, belonging to an official called Yuf dated to the 18th Dynasty, mentions reconstruction of her tomb.[9] Another stela, also from Edfu (Cairo JE 16.2.22.23), depicts queen Sobekemsaf along with other relatives;[1][10] 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), King's Sister (zn.t-nswt).[2]
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