Sobekhotep III
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Sobekhotep III was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 13th Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period, known from various inscriptions and monuments that attest to his relatively short but documented reign.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sobekhotep III canonical | 3 |
| Sobekhotep | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10326773 — 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: Sobekhotep III Context triple: [13th Dynasty of Egypt, hasPharaoh, Sobekhotep III]
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A.
Amenemhat III
Amenemhat III was a powerful pharaoh of Egypt’s 12th Dynasty, renowned for extensive building projects such as the Hawara pyramid complex and for overseeing a period of prosperity and administrative sophistication in the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Mentuhotep III
Mentuhotep III was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 11th Dynasty who continued the political consolidation and building projects initiated after the reunification of the country.
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C.
Senusret III
Senusret III was a powerful 12th Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, renowned for his military campaigns, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects.
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D.
Amenemhat V
Amenemhat V was a relatively obscure pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 13th Dynasty, ruling during the politically fragmented Second Intermediate Period.
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E.
Mehtenweskhet II
Mehtenweskhet II was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 26th Dynasty, best known as the consort of Psamtik II and the mother of Pharaoh Necho II.
- 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: Sobekhotep III Target entity description: Sobekhotep III was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 13th Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period, known from various inscriptions and monuments that attest to his relatively short but documented reign.
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A.
Amenemhat III
Amenemhat III was a powerful pharaoh of Egypt’s 12th Dynasty, renowned for extensive building projects such as the Hawara pyramid complex and for overseeing a period of prosperity and administrative sophistication in the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Mentuhotep III
Mentuhotep III was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 11th Dynasty who continued the political consolidation and building projects initiated after the reunification of the country.
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C.
Senusret III
Senusret III was a powerful 12th Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, renowned for his military campaigns, administrative reforms, and monumental building projects.
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D.
Amenemhat V
Amenemhat V was a relatively obscure pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s 13th Dynasty, ruling during the politically fragmented Second Intermediate Period.
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E.
Mehtenweskhet II
Mehtenweskhet II was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 26th Dynasty, best known as the consort of Psamtik II and the mother of Pharaoh Necho II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt ruler
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
inscriptions at Elephantine
ⓘ
inscriptions at Sehel Island ⓘ inscriptions at Wadi el-Hudi ⓘ scarab seals ⓘ statues and statue fragments ⓘ stelae from Abydos ⓘ |
| buildingActivity | monuments and inscriptions in Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| burialPlaceHypothesis | unknown tomb, possibly in Abydos region ⓘ |
| child | Iuhetibu F ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | early Thirteenth Dynasty ruler ⓘ |
| culticAssociation |
god Sobek
ⓘ
linked to:
Sobek
|
| dynasty |
Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
13th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| era |
Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period transition
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
|
| father | Mentuhotep ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | politically fragmented Egypt ⓘ |
| kingListAttestation |
Turin King List (fragmentary)
ⓘ
linked to:
Turin King List
|
| knownFor | relatively well-attested reign within the Thirteenth Dynasty ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Middle Egyptian ⓘ |
| mother | Iuhetibu ⓘ |
| motherTitle | King’s Mother Iuhetibu ⓘ |
| name | Sobekhotep III ⓘ |
| nomen |
Sobekhotep
ⓘ
linked to:
Sobekhotep III
|
| predecessor | Khendjer ⓘ |
| prenomen |
Sekhemresewadjtawy
ⓘ
linked to:
Sekhemre-sewadjtawy
|
| regionRuled | Egypt ⓘ |
| regnalName | Sekhemre-sewadjtawy ⓘ |
| reignEndApprox | c. 1736 BCE ⓘ |
| reignLengthApprox | about 4 years ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | Second Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ |
| reignStartApprox | c. 1740 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalTitle | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| spouse |
Neni
ⓘ
Senebhenas ⓘ |
| spouseTitle |
King’s Wife Neni
ⓘ
King’s Wife Senebhenas ⓘ |
| successor | Neferhotep I ⓘ |
| throneName |
Sekhemresewadjtawy
ⓘ
linked to:
Sekhemre-sewadjtawy
|
| title | Son of Ra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sobekhotep III Description of subject: Sobekhotep III was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 13th Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period, known from various inscriptions and monuments that attest to his relatively short but documented reign.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sobekhotep III