Gender, Deities, and the Public Image of Sobekneferu
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4587630 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kelly-Anne Diamond, Kelly‐Anne Diamond (0000-0002-2082-5857, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 272-280 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Near Eastern Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1094-2076 • E-ISSN: 1557-5594 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/716826 |
| OpenAlex | W3215610142 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 12 |
Sobekneferu ascended the Egyptian throne near the end of the Twelfth Dynasty. She was not only the first female king but also the first royal woman for whom we have evidence of cross-dressing. From the record she has left us it is clear that the gender-incongruent imagery associated with Egyptian warrior goddesses established a foundation for her composite imagery. Sobekne-feru embraced masculine poses in her statues, masculine titles and grammatical endings in her inscriptions, and on her Louvre statue she adopted masculine dress. This paper illustrates how her multiple-gendered works were inspired by well-entrenched ideas organic to Egypt, how her self-styled image was based on historic prototypes, and how her transgression of social gender boundaries was sanctioned by religion
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Literature · Marine transgression · Masculinity · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Statue · Throne · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Gender Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |