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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Pharaoh and Queen

Cartoon of a woman pharaoh in a tall white crown

Sobekneferu

A woman who ruled as king at the end of a great family.

Years
About 1777–1773 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
Middle Kingdom. Middle Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
Fayum

Three facts

  1. 1Her name honours Sobek, the crocodile god.
  2. 2She ruled for only a few years.
  3. 3She took a king's titles.

More to know

She is one of the few women who ruled as pharaoh long before Cleopatra. She was a woman. After her, the Middle Kingdom faded.

Places: Fayum.

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