Sobekneferu
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Sobekneferu was a queen-pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the first woman known to have ruled as king in her own right at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sobekneferu canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2141698 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sobekneferu Context triple: [Middle Kingdom of Egypt, majorRuler, Sobekneferu]
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A.
Khentkaus I
Khentkaus I was an influential ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th–5th Dynasty transition, often associated with Giza and thought to have held an unusually powerful, possibly kingly, status.
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B.
Henutsen
Henutsen was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known as one of Pharaoh Khufu’s consorts and likely the mother of several of his children.
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C.
Meresankh III
Meresankh III was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known from her richly decorated Giza tomb and her close ties to the royal family of the Old Kingdom.
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D.
Nefretiri
Nefretiri is a central character in the 1956 biblical epic film "The Ten Commandments," portrayed as an Egyptian princess torn between her love for Moses and her loyalty to the Pharaoh.
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E.
Meresankh I
Meresankh I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, likely a consort of King Sneferu and an early member of the royal family that founded the Giza pyramid complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sobekneferu Target entity description: Sobekneferu was a queen-pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the first woman known to have ruled as king in her own right at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty.
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A.
Khentkaus I
Khentkaus I was an influential ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th–5th Dynasty transition, often associated with Giza and thought to have held an unusually powerful, possibly kingly, status.
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B.
Henutsen
Henutsen was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known as one of Pharaoh Khufu’s consorts and likely the mother of several of his children.
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C.
Meresankh III
Meresankh III was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, best known from her richly decorated Giza tomb and her close ties to the royal family of the Old Kingdom.
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D.
Nefretiri
Nefretiri is a central character in the 1956 biblical epic film "The Ten Commandments," portrayed as an Egyptian princess torn between her love for Moses and her loyalty to the Pharaoh.
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E.
Meresankh I
Meresankh I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, likely a consort of King Sneferu and an early member of the royal family that founded the Giza pyramid complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Twelfth Dynasty pharaoh
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ female ruler ⓘ queen ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
cylinder seals
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fragments from Byblos ⓘ fragments from Gezer ⓘ fragments from Heracleopolis ⓘ fragments from Tell el-Dab'a ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ scarab seals ⓘ statues ⓘ |
| burialPlace | unknown ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| culture | ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| deathCause | unknown ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
12th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| era | c. 19th century BCE ⓘ |
| father | Amenemhat III ⓘ |
| hasPartInName |
Neferu
ⓘ
Sobek ⓘ |
| issue | none known ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest historically attested female pharaohs
ⓘ
ending the Twelfth Dynasty ⓘ |
| language |
Egyptian language
ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian language family
|
| namedAfter |
god Sobek
ⓘ
linked to:
Sobek
|
| notableAs | first woman known to have ruled Egypt as king in her own right ⓘ |
| period | Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ queen of Egypt ⓘ |
| praenomen | Sobekkare ⓘ |
| praenomenMeaning | Sobek is the Ka of Re ⓘ |
| predecessor | Amenemhat IV ⓘ |
| reignDuration | about 3 to 4 years ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 1802 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1806 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalTitle |
Daughter of Re
ⓘ
King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ Lord of the Two Lands ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | unknown ⓘ |
| succeededByDynasty |
Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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linked to:
13th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| successor | Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep ⓘ |
| throneName | Sobekkare ⓘ |
| usedBothMaleAndFemaleRegalia | true ⓘ |
| usedBothMaleAndFemaleTitles | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sobekneferu Description of subject: Sobekneferu was a queen-pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the first woman known to have ruled as king in her own right at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.