Neni was an ancient Egyptian queen of the Thirteenth Dynasty during the Middle Bronze Age.
Family Parentage. We do not know the name of her parents or if they had any royal connections.
Marriage. Neni married King Sobekhotep III and held the title "King's Wife". She did not hold other known titles, and the title King's Wife may apply to a second rank wife. Her husband may have usurped power and ruler of a short time, meaning that she and her daughter were given royal titles. Her mother-in-law was King's Mother Iuhetibu.
Children. Her two daughters were Iuhetibu Fendy and Dedetanqet. Her daughter Iuhetibu Fendy wrote her name in cartouche indicating she was the royal heiress of her father.
Attestations She is known from two attestations.
Leiden V. L. D. J. 3 | At Elephantine, a limestone stela which mentions King's Wife Neni. The stela was set up by her steward (jmj-rꜣ pr n ḥmt-nsw nn ꜥnḫ wḏꜣ snb psš(w)), 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
Louvre C 8 | At Abydos, a limestone stela that mentions Neni (ḥmt-nsw nnj) and her two daughters.
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