Iuhetibu Fendy


Iuhetibu 'Fendy' 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.

Family

King's Daughter Iuhetibu Fendy 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 | At Abydos, she appears on a stela together with her sister Dedetanqet in front of the fertility god Min. Her two names are written within a cartouche, 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. Fendy is a nickname meaning "nose".