| Wahibre Ibiau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wahibre Ibiaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Stela of the official Sahathor, with the cartouche of Ibiau. British Museum (EA 1348) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pharaoh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wahibre Ibiau was anancient Egyptian petty king, perhaps of the13th Dynasty, during theSecond Intermediate Period. He may have reigned for about 10 years according to theTurin King List.
Despite a relatively long reign for the period, Wahibre Ibiau (throne name:Wahibre; birth name:Ibiau, alsoIbiaw,Iaib, orIa-ib) is known from only a few objects, mostlyscarab seals bearing his name.[1] He is also named on thestela of an official named Sahathor, probably fromThebes.[2][3] Finally, a fragment offaience fromEl-Lahun mentions this king.[4]
A notable member of Ibiau's royal court was the namesakevizierIbiau. 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]
Ibiau is mostly attested by small finds, see Ryholt 1997:355-354 File 13/32.
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]
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 withVizier Ibiau.[11] However, other family members (children) appear to be different.
His name does not appear in the preserved parts of the list.
TheTurin King List 8:02 mentions "The Dual King Wahibra Jaib, 10 years, 8 months, 28 days".[15] His predecessor isKhahotepra (8:01) and successor isMerneferra (8:03).
| Preceded by | Pharaoh of Egypt Thirteenth Dynasty | Succeeded by |
