Tiyi, Queen of Egypt

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Name (Latin)
Tiyi, Queen of Egypt
Other forms of name
Teje, Queen of Egypt
Tiy, Queen of Egypt
Ti, Queen of Egypt
Date of birth
-1398
Date of death
-1338
Gender
female
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 127422567
Wikidata: Q152230
Library of congress: no2002015521
HAI10: 000481758
Sources of Information
  • Der Porträtkopf der Königin Teje, 2001:
  • OCLC, 2-24-2002
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Wikipedia description:

Tiye (c. 1398 BC – 1338 BC, also spelled Tye, Taia, Tiy and Tiyi) was the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III, mother of pharaoh Akhenaten and grandmother of pharaoh Tutankhamun; her parents were Yuya and Thuya. In 2010, DNA analysis confirmed her as the mummy known as "The Elder Lady" found in the tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35) in 1898.

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