Iuhetibu was an ancient Egyptian king's mother known from several sources as the mother of the

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king Sekhemre-sewadjtawy Sobekhotep, also known as Sobekhotep III, although recent research indicates that he was rather Sobekhotep II.Simon Connor, Julien Siesse: ''Nouvelle datation pour le roi Sobekhotep Khâânkhrê'', in: ''

Revue d'Égyptologie The ''Revue d'Égyptologie'' (RdE) is a scholarly journal published annually by the with the support of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and the Centre national du livre. The ''Revue d'Égyptologie'' publishes articles on the his ...

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/ref> Iuhetibu was the wife of the ''god's father'' Mentuhotep. She only appears in sources from the reign of her son. Nothing is known about her life before her son became king. She was the mother of several children. These are king Sobekhotep, the ''king's son''

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, the ''king's son'' Khakau. Her granddaughter

Iuhetibu Fendy Iuhetibu Fendy (also written Jewhetibew FendyK.S.B. Ryholt, ''The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c.1800-1550 BC,'' (''Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications'', vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997 ...

, daughter of king Sekhemre-sewadjtawy Sobekhotep was most likely named after her.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Iuhetibu People of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt 18th-century BC Egyptian people 18th-century BC women Ancient Egyptian women