Dedusobek Bebi (ddw-sbk bbỉ) was a high official of the late
Thirteenth Dynasty
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of
ancient Egypt. He became the "Great Scribe of the Vizier" (ss wr n t3ty). This position was directly under the
Vizier
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acting as a deputy.
Family
He was the son of "steward" Sobekhotep and born to Hapyu. His brother was
Nebankh
Nebankh was an ancient Egyptian official of the Thirteenth Dynasty. He is one of the better known personalities of this period.
Family
Nebankh was the son of the ''steward'' Sobekhotep. His mother is named Hapyu. His brother Dedusobek Bebi wa ...
who was "king's acquaintance" under
Neferhotep I
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and
high steward under
Sobekhotep IV
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.
Wife and Children
His wife was Lady of the House,
Duatnefret. He was the father of queen
Nubkhaes
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who was married to an unnamed king. She may have been buried along with king
Sobekemsaf II
Sobekemsaf ''(sbk-m-z3=f;'' “Sobek is his protection”) is an ancient Egyptian theophoric name, popular during the Second Intermediate Period (mainly in the 17th Dynasty). Although it is grammatically masculine, it was also used for women; it w ...
. An important son was "Reporter of Thebes",
Sobekemsaf.
Another important son of Dedusobek Bebi was the "royal sealer" and "scribe of the personal scribe of the royal board"
Nebsumenu.
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Attestations
The name Dedusobek-Bebi may also appear in literature as Sobekdedu-Bebi.
Dedusobek is known from several sources.
At Thebes, a statue of Sobekemsaf mentions "the Great One of the Tens of Upper Egypt, Dedusobek Bebi" as his father.
A fragmentary base of a statue of unknown provenance mentions "the Great One of the Tens of Upper Egypt, Dedusobek Bebi, true of oice.[
He is attested as the Great Scribe of the Vizier.
At Abydos (?), he is attested as the Great Scribe of the Vizier on a stela with a hymn to Osiris.][Sibylle Meyer (2004) Egypt - Temple of the Whole World : Studies in Honor of Jan Assmann, p. 97]
References
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Officials of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt