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throne name: '''Wahibre'''

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| name = Wahibre Ibiau

| alt_name = Wahibre Ibiaw

| image = Ibiau stele BM Budge.png

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| caption = Stela of the official Sahathor, with the cartouche of Ibiau. British Museum (EA 1348)

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| reign = 10 years, 8 months and 29 days ([[Turin King List]])<br>1670 BCE (est)

| dynasty = [[Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt|13th Dynasty]]?<br>[[Second Intermediate Period of Egypt|Second Intermediate Period]]

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| predecessor = [[Sobekhotep VI]]

| successor = [[Merneferre Ay]]

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birth name: '''Ibiau'''

| prenomen = Wahibre <br> ''W3ḥ-jb-Rˁ'' <br> ''The steadfast heart of [[Ra]]''<br><hiero>M23:t-L2:t-<-ra-wAH-H-ib-Z1-></hiero>

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| nomen = Ibiau <br> ''Jb-jaw'' <br> ''He whose heart is pure''<br><hiero>G39-N5-<-ib:Z1-i-a:mw-></hiero><br>'''[[Turin King List]]''': Wahibre Ibiau<br>''W3ḥ-jb-Rˁ jb-jaw''<br>''The steadfast heart of [[Ra]], he whose heart is pure ''<br><hiero><-ra-wAH-H-Y1:ib-Z1-i-a:mw-A24-ib-Z1-></hiero>

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'''Wahibre Ibiau''' is an Egyptian king of the [[Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt|13th Dynasty]], who reigned according to the [[Turin King List]] 10 years, 8 months and 29 days. He is not known from many contemporary monuments. There are several [[scarab]] [[Scaraboid seal|seals]] with his name, there is a [[stela]] of an official and there are some other minor objects.

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'''Wahibre Ibiau''' was an [[ancient Egypt]]ian petty king, perhaps of the [[13th Dynasty]], during the [[Second Intermediate Period of Egypt|Second Intermediate Period]]. He may have reigned for about 10 years according to the [[Turin King List]].

==See also==

*[[List of Pharaohs]]

== Reference Reign==

Despite a relatively long reign for the period, Wahibre Ibiau (throne name: '''Wahibre'''; birth name: '''Ibiau''', also '''Ibiaw''', '''Iaib''', or '''Ia-ib''') is known from only a few objects, mostly [[Scarab (artifact)|scarab seals]] bearing his name.<ref>Photos from the [[Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology]] on [http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/chronology/2interkings/ibiaw.html Digital Egypt]</ref> He is also named on the [[stela]] of an official named Sahathor, probably from [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]].<ref>[[British Museum]] inventory number EA 1348.</ref><ref>[https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/5/inscription/1090]https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/5/inscription/1090 Alexander Ilin-Tomich Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom</ref> Finally, a fragment of [[Egyptian faience|faience]] from [[El-Lahun]] mentions this king.<ref>Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, inventory number UCL 16056.</ref>

* K.S.B. Ryholt, ''The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period'' (''Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications'', vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997), 353-54, File 13/32.

A notable member of Ibiau's royal court was the namesake [[Vizier (Ancient Egypt)|vizier]] [[Ibiaw (vizier)|Ibiau]]. It has been suggested that this vizier could have been the same person as the pharaoh Ibiau earlier in his life,<ref>[[William C. Hayes]], in ''[[The Cambridge Ancient History]]'', 1973, vol. II, part I, p. 51ff.</ref> but in more recent times it was pointed out that such an identification is conjectural and unproven.<ref>[[Wolfram Grajetzki]], ''Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom'', London 2009, p. 40.</ref>

{{Pharaoh | Prev=[[Sobekhotep V]] | Dynasty=[[Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt|Thirteenth Dynasty]] | Next=[[Merneferre Ai]]}}

==Attestations==

[[Category:Pharaohs]]

Ibiau is mostly attested by small finds, see Ryholt 1997:355-354 File 13/32.

*Beirut, National Museum | At Byblos, a scarab seal.<ref>Tufnell 1984 no 3169.</ref>

[[de:Aja I.]]

*UCL 16056 | At Lahun (Kahun), a faience cup fragment. Ryholt (1997:147) notes that this may date to shortly before Lahun was abandoned. The Asiatic portion of the population may have migrated to and contributed to the expansion of Tell el-Daba, Nile Delta.

*Unknown | At Lisht, a stamp-seal.

*MMA 09.180.1139 | At [el-Mahamid Qibli], a bead with dedication to Sobek, Lord of smnw which was found at Lisht.

'''Cylinder seals''' | At [el-Mahamid Qibli], 3x cylinder seals with dedicartion to Sobek, Lord of smnw.<ref>Aberdeen 21160.</ref><ref>Cairo JE 72666, JE 72667.</ref>

'''Scarab seals''' | Provenance Unknown, 8x scarab seals.<ref>Pr. Loc Unknown, Berlin 324/73, BM EA 66157, BM EA 66158, MMA 10.130.160, Ex Northumberland, Petrie Museum UC 11572, UC 11584.</ref>

===Mentions Overseer of Compound Ibiau===

The Overseer of Compound, Ibiau, with the title string ḫtmw-bjtj; jmj-rꜣ ḫnrt jb(⸗j)-jꜥ (PD 62). Habachi (1984) identified Overseer of Compound Ibiau with [[Ibiaw (vizier)|Vizier Ibiau]].<ref>[https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/5/person/62 Person PD 62] Retrieved 9 June 2025.</ref> However, other family members (children) appear to be different.

*Stela BM EA 1348 | A stela with royal name Wahibre Ibiau (cartouche) beloning to Sihathor and Overseer of Compound, Ibiau (PD 62).<ref>[https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/5/inscription/1090 BM EA1348] Retrieved 9 June 2025.</ref><ref name=pnm>[https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/5/person/1760 Person PD 62] Retrieved 9 June 2025.</ref>

*Statue Aswan 1343 | At Elephantine, a statue with Overseer of Compound Ibiau (PD 62), same person as BM EA 1348.<ref>[https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/5/inscription/3240#13080 Aswan 1343] Retrieved 9 June 2025.</ref><ref name=pnm/>

===Non-Contemporary Attestation===

====Karnak King List====

His name does not appear in the preserved parts of the list.

====Turin King List====

The [[Turin King List]] 8:02 mentions "''The Dual King Wahibra Jaib, 10 years, 8 months, 28 days''".<ref>[https://pharaoh.se/ancient-egypt/kinglist/turin/column-8/ Turin King List: column 8] Retrieved 9 June 2025.</ref> His predecessor is [[Khahotepre Sobekhotep VI|Khahotepra]] (8:01) and successor is [[Merneferre Ay|Merneferra]] (8:03).

== See also ==

* [[List of Pharaohspharaohs]]

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==

{{Commons category|Ibiau Wahibre}}

*[[Kim Ryholt|K. S. B. Ryholt]], ''The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period'' (''Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications'', volc. 1800–1550 BC'', '''20'''. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997), 353-54353–54, File 13/32.

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