Iah (queen)

Iah
Iah
Beloved King's Mother, Great Royal Wife
	Iah (left) and her son Mentuhotep II (right) at Shatt er-Rigal.
Spouse	Intef III
Issue	Mentuhotep II; Neferu II
Egyptian name	Jˁḥ; Moon;
Dynasty	11th Dynasty
Father	Intef II
Religion	Ancient Egyptian religion

Iah (also Yah, Jah or Aah = "Moon"^[1]) was a king's mother and queen of ancient Egypt c. 2060 BC, during the mid 11th Dynasty (2134–1991 BC). Daughter of a pharaoh, possibly Intef II, and mother of pharaoh Mentuhotep II, she was the queen of Intef III.

^ ^a ^b Allen, James P. (2000). Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs. Cambridge University Press. p. 436

[Allen-1] Allen, James P. (2000). Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs. Cambridge University Press. p. 436

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