ID: 901001356 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001356	Record Type: Character/Person

	Sobek (Egyptian diety)

Note: In ancient Egyptian religion, crocodile god whose chief sanctuary in Fayyūm province included a live sacred crocodile, Petsuchos (Greek: “He Who Belongs to Suchos”), in whom the god was believed to be incarnate.

Names:

	Sobek (Egyptian diety) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Sebek (Egyptian diety) (English)
	Suchos (Egyptian diety) (undetermined,U,N)
	Sabk (Egyptian diety) (undetermined,U,N)
	Sebeq (Egyptian diety) (undetermined,U,N)
	Soubek (Egyptian diety) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Egyptian iconography> (P)
		........<Egyptian characters> (P)
		............Sobek (Egyptian diety) (I)

Other Relationships:

	deity of .... crocodile
	.....(Crocodilia (order), Reptilia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	flourished/active in .... al-Fayyūm
	.....(Egypt, Africa) (TGN)

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Ancient Egyptian (culture)
	.....(Mediterranean (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Sobek (Egyptian diety)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2001) "Sebek," accessed 23 June 2016
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2001009624
	Sebek (Egyptian diety)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2001) "Sebek," accessed 6 May 2016
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Suchos (Egyptian diety)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (1994-2001)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Sabk (Egyptian diety)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Sebeq (Egyptian diety)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Soubek (Egyptian diety)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................ Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh2001009624