Thuya - a descendant of Ahmose-Nefertari - was married to powerful 18th Dynasty courtier Yuya, and the mother of Queen Tiye (wife of Amenhotep III). She held many official roles in the interwoven religion and government of Ancient Egypt, one of them being Chief of the Harem of Amun and Min.
Her tomb - where she was burried together with husband Yuya - is KV46 (Valley of the Kings), which was discovered in 1905 by James Quibell. Most of the funerary goods and the two mummies were found almost intact.
Yuya was a powerful Egyptian courtier of the eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt, serving as adviser for Amenhotep III, holding the titlesCommander of the Chariotry, God's Father and High Priest of Min. He married Tjuyu, an Egyptian noblewoman associated with the royal family, who held high offices in governmental and religious hierarchies. Their daughter, Tiye, became the Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep III.
He and his wife were burried in KV46 (Valley of the Kings), which was discovered in 1905 by James Quibell. Most of the funerary goods and the two mummies were found almost intact.
Submitted by Bija Knowles on Thu, 11/26/2009 - 11:17
Tutankhamun, or King Tut as he's affectionately known, was the boy king who ruled Egypt during the New Kingdom's 18th dynasty, from 1333 to 1324 BC. In life he wasn't the most important or memorable of Egypt's pharoahs, but in death he's become the one pharoah everyone's heard of.
One of the most popular stories around the discovery of King Tutankhamun is that of the Curse of King Tut. The story was popularised after the death of the discovery's funder Lord Carnarvon, who was believed to have succumbed to a mosquito or cobra bite, just 6 weeks after the tomb was opened. Fuelled by a mistranslation of the Anubis statue which threatened death on all those who entered the tomb, a media frenzy took over, even though the vast majority of the team, including explorer Howard Carter, went on to live long lives.
Dr Zahi Hawass recounts these tales and tells us that he had never believed in such a curse upon the Tomb of King Tutankhamun. That is, until he faces his own mysterious set of circumstances after examining the boy king's mummy.
18th dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III was the king of Egyptian kings. Under his rule, from around 1391 to 1353 BC, Egyptian civilization reached its very apex – all powerful, influential beyond compare, rich beyond dreams and basking in opulent artistic splendour. In a list compiled by American business and financial bible Forbes in 2008, Amenhotep was ranked as the 12th richest person in human history.
Dr Hourig Sourouzian explains the excavations and work being carried out at the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, a mortuary monument ten times bigger than any other in Egypt. However, the temple's close proximity to the River Nile left it exposed to flooding, and the temple collapsed within 200 years of being constructed. Dr Sourouzian explains her goal is to restore every object found at the temple to its original position, and create detailed maps and models of how the building might once have looked.
