Tiye [SEP] mother
Tiye
Tiye (c. 1398 BC – 1338 BC, also spelled Taia, Tiy and Tiyi) was the daughter of Yuya and Tjuyu. She became the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III. She was the mother of Akhenaten and grandmother of Tutankhamun. In 2010, DNA analysis confirmed her as the mummy known as "The Elder Lady" found in the tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35) in 1898.
Family and early life.
Tiye's father, Yuya, was a non-royal,
Tiye (name)
Tiye, also spelled Tiy, Tiyi, Tiya was an ancient Egyptian name; according to Aldred, the pet name for Nefertari. Its notable bearers were:
- Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep III, mother of Akhenaten and possible sister of Ay (18th dynasty)
- Queen Tey, wife of Ay, wetnurse of Nefertiti, possibly mother of Mutbenret (18th dynasty)
- Queen Tiye-Mereniset, wife of Setnakht, mother of Ramesses III (20th dynasty)
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