Sobekhotep IV

Sobekhotep IV
Statue of Sobekhotep IV (Louvre)
Pharaoh
Reign	About 10 years
Predecessor	Neferhotep I and his coregent Sihathor
Successor	Merhotepre Sobekhotep
Royal titulary Horus name Ankhibtawy ˁnḫ-jb-tȝ.wj Horus, may the heart of the two lands live Nebty name Wadjkhaw Wȝḏ-ḫˁw He whose apparitions are flourishing Golden Horus Weserbaw Wsr-bȝw He whose Bas are powerful Turin King List: Khaneferre Sobekhotep Ḫˁ-nfr-Rˁ sbk-ḥtp The perfect apparition of Ra, Sobek is satisfied Prenomen  (Praenomen) Khaneferre Ḫˁ-nfr-Rˁ The perfect apparition of Ra Nomen Sobekhotep Sbk-ḥtp Sobek is satisfied
Consort	Tjan
Children	Sobekhotep-Miw ♂, Sobekhotep-Dja-Dja ♂, Haankhef-Iykherneferet ♂, Amenhotep ♂, Nebetiunet ♀[1]
Father	Haankhef
Mother	Kemi
Burial	Possibly tomb S10 at Abydos
Dynasty	13th Dynasty

Khaneferre Sobekhotep IV was one of the more powerful Egyptian kings of the 13th Dynasty (c. 1803 BC to c. 1649 BC), who reigned at least eight years. His brothers, Neferhotep I and Sihathor, were his predecessors on the throne, the latter having only ruled as coregent for a few months.

Sobekhotep states on a stela found in the Amun temple at Karnak that he was born in Thebes. 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.