Yuya

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.

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 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

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