Neni was an
ancient Egyptian queen of the
Thirteenth Dynasty
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. She was the wife of king
Sobekhotep III
Sobekhotep III (throne name: Sekhemre-sewadjtawy) was an Egyptian king of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt who reigned three to four years, c. 1740 BC or 1700 BC.
Family Parents and siblings
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and the mother of two of his daughters:
Iuhetibu Fendy and Dedetanqet. The only title attested for Neni is ''king's wife'', the regular title of queens of this period. Not much else is known about her. There is a stela set up by her steward attesting that Neni had her own estates.
[K.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), , p. 224]
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18th-century BC women
Queens consort of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt