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Horus-name

 

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Hr mrj.t ra

Horus, beloved of Re

 

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Hr mr(j).t ra

Horus, beloved of Re

Nebti-name

 

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nb.tj sA.t iAm.t nb.t tA.wj

The Two Ladies, daughter of the Gracious One, the mistress of the Two Lands.

or: The Two Ladies, gracious daughter, the mistress of the Two Lands.

Golden name

 

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bik nbw Dd.t xa

The Golden Falcon, stable of appearance

Prenomen

 

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sbk kA ra

Sobekkare ("Sobek is the Ka of Re")

Nomen

 

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nfr.w sbk

Nefrusobek ("The beauty of Sobek")

 

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Sd.t nfr.w sbk

Shedetnefrusobek ("The one who proclaims (?) the beauty of Sobek").

The element "Shedet" is likely to be a wordplay on or a reference to the city of Shedet in the Fayum, where Sobek was the principal god.

 

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sbk nfr.w ra

Sobekneferure ("Sobek is the beauty of Re")

King-lists

 

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sbk nfr.w ra

Sobekneferure.

Manetho

 

Africanus: Scemiophris

Alternative names in modern-day literature

 

Neferusobek, Nefrousobek, Neferousobek, Sobeknefrure, Sobekneferure, Sobeknefroure, Sobekneferoure

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Predecessor: Amenemhat IV

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