Iuhetibu Fendy

Iuhetibu Fendy (also written Jewhetibew Fendy^[1]) (Ancient Egyptian: Iwḥ.t-ibw Fnd)^[2] was an ancient Egyptian princess of the Thirteenth Dynasty. She may have been the heiress of King Sobekhotep III, as her name was written in cartouche.

Iuhetibu Fendy
King's Daughter
Iuhetibu Fendy and her sister Dedetanqet. Louvre, stele C8
Egyptian name	Nickname:
Dynasty	Thirteenth Dynasty
Father	Sobekhotep III
Mother	Neni

Family

King's Daughter Iuhetibu Fendy (sꜣt-nsw jwḥt-jb/fnḏ(t)) was the daughter of King Sobekhotep III and King's Wife Neni. Apparently, she was named after her paternal grandmother King's Mother Iuhetibu. Her sister was King's Daughter Dedetankhet/Dedetanqet. It is unknown if Iuhetibu Fendy ever married. Her title may indicate she was still young.

Attestations

Iuhetibu Fendy is known from two sources.

1. She appears on a rock-cut stela in the Wadi el-Hol.
2. Paris, Louvre C8 ^[3]| At Abydos, she appears on a stela together with her sister Dedetanqet (also written Dedetanuq) in front of the fertility god Min.^[1] Her two names are written within a cartouche (a ring that enclosures the name), a privilege that was given in this time very rarely to royal women and points to a special status of Iuhetibu Fendy. Iuhetibu Fendy bears a double name. The first name Iuhetibu was also the name of Iuhetibu Fendy's grandmother. Naming children after grandparents was not uncommon in Ancient Egypt.^[1] Fendy is a nickname meaning "nose".^[4]