Thuya

 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.

Recent DNA research on royal mummies from the 18th dynasty suggest that it is very likely that Thuya is the great-grandmother of King Tut.

Interesting sites

KV46 (Tomb of Yuya and Thuya)

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Related artefacts

Shrine stela of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye, The Elder Lady mummy from KV35, Queen Tiye, Ring bezel - Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten , Statue of an Amarna Princess - 18th Dynasty, Fragment of a Throne from a Statue, Pottery Bowl Painted Red and White, Metal Strip and Scarab Amulet, Eye-paint Holder and Bead Necklace, Statuette of Queen Ahmes Nefertari, Statuette of Kneeling Man with Ram's Head Symbol of Amun, Bowl with Lotus-flower Design, Painted Pottery Jar of Henut-ta-neb, Two Amulets of Henut-ta-neb, Head and Upper Body of the Goddess Sekhmet

Alternative names

Thuyu, Tjuyu

Interesting Publications

The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life

Jonathan Cape Ltd (8 Oct 2010)

by Bettany Hughes

King Tut Unwrapped

Discovery Channel (21 Feb 2010)

by Brando Quilici, Paul Gasek

Royal Authority in Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty

British Archaeological Reports (31 Dec 2008)

by Garry Shaw

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