Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep

Sekhemre Khutaway Sobekhotep, otherwise known as Sobekhotep I was an Egyptian pharaoh of the early 13th Dynasty in the late Middle Kingdom.

His chronological position is much debated. In literature, Sobekhotep I is known as Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep and Amenemhat Sobekhotep. Kim Ryholt (1997) makes a strong case for Sobekhotep I as the founder of the dynasty, a hypothesis that is now dominant in Egyptology. If so, he may be the first ruler with this name, making him Sobekhotep I. His double name may also be a filiation, Sobekhotep, son of Amenemhat.