Wahibre Ibiau
Egyptian pharaoh
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Wahibre Ibiau was an ancient Egyptian petty king, perhaps of the 13th Dynasty, during the Second Intermediate Period. He may have reigned for about 10 years according to the Turin King List.
1670 BCE (est)
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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) 1670 BCE (est) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Sobekhotep VI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Merneferre Ay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dynasty | 13th Dynasty? Second Intermediate Period | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 seals bearing his name.[1] He is also named on the stela of an official named Sahathor, probably from Thebes.[2][3] Finally, a fragment of faience from El-Lahun mentions this king.[4]
A notable member of Ibiau's royal court was the namesake vizier Ibiau. It has been suggested that this vizier could have been the same person as the pharaoh Ibiau earlier in his life,[5] but in more recent times it was pointed out that such an identification is conjectural and unproven.[6]
Attestations
Ibiau is mostly attested by small finds, see Ryholt 1997:355-354 File 13/32.
- Beirut, National Museum | At Byblos, a scarab seal.[7]
- 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.[8][9]
Scarab seals | Provenance Unknown, 8x scarab seals.[10]
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 Vizier Ibiau.[11] However, other family members (children) appear to be different.
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".[15] His predecessor is Khahotepra (8:01) and successor is Merneferra (8:03).
