The Elder Lady mummy from KV35

Elder lady found in KV35

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It is believed that the Elder Lady is Queen Tiye.

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The 'Elder Lady' (discovered in KV35, lying next to the the badly damaged Younger Lady) is well-mumified, with curly hair and must have been about 50 years old when she died. She was discovered in KV35 and many scholars believe that she may be Queen Tiye, the mother of Akhenaten.

Supporting this theory are her age at death and the possibly 'royal' position of her hands (the left arm at the chest and the right down by her side). In addition, one study comparing a strand of the Elder Lady’s hair to a lock of hair found inside a tiny coffinette inscribed for Tiye from Tutankhamun’s tomb concluded that the two samples matched. However, these results have been disputed, and the identification is still not secure.

 

Origin & Collection
Discovered at: 
KV35 (Tomb of Amenhotep II)
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