His uncle Nebankh, the brother of his father was high steward under Sobekhotep IV in the late 13th Dynasty, and therefore one of the most influential officials at the royal court.

On the stelae in Cairo and Vienna as well as on the statue in Berlin he bears the title overseer of the granaries.

On the statue in Vienna he has the title Reporter of Thebes (wHmw n w3st), being evidently promoted in the between times.

[4] It it includes (no title) Sobekemsaf and his brother Sealbearer of the God of Abydos, Nebankh and two sisters.

[5] It mentions her family members, including her father Chief of the Tens of Upper Egypt, Dedusobek/Bebi, and her brother Overseer of the Double Granary, Sobekemsaf.

Both her father and uncle had previously served under king Sobekhotep IV in the late 13th Dynasty, see Stela Wadi el-Hudi 25.

A granodiorite statue of man seated on the ground of Overseer of the Double Granary, Sobekemsaf.

However, today, there is a general agreement, that Sobekemsaf dates to the 13th Dynasty, shortly after Sobekhotep IV, as most of his family members are datable around this reign.