Sobekhotep VIII

Sekhemre Seusertawy Sobekhotep VIII
Sekhemre Seusertawy Sobekhotep VIII
Sobkhotep, Sebekhotep
	Sobekhotep VIII (left) facing the god Hapi, from the Inundation Stela
Pharaoh
Reign	Year 4 (highest attestation); 16 regnal years?; 1645-1629 BC
Predecessor	Djehuti
Successor	Neferhotep III
Praenomen
Praenomen
	Sekhemre Seusertawy ; Sḫm-Rˁ-s-wsr-t3.wj ; Powerful is Ra, he who makes the two lands strong
Nomen
	Sobekhotep; Sbk-ḥtp ; Sobek is satisfied
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Dynasty	16th Dynasty

Sekhemre Seusertawy Sobekhotep VIII was an ancient Egyptian ruler during the Second Intermediate Period whose exact chronological placement remains uncertain. He may have ruled over the Theban region in Upper Egypt. Scholars debate whether he belonged to the 13th, 16th, or 17th Dynasty. If Sobekhotep VIII was a king of the 16th Dynasty, it is thought that he is listed in the Turin Canon (11:2), which credits him with a 16-year reign.