Tjuyu [61736]
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Thuyu (Tuia Tuya) of EGYPT
Lady of The Harem of Min
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Tjuyu (sometimes transliterated as Thuya or Thuyu) was an Egyptian noblewoman, a descendant of Ahmose-Nefertari , and she held many official roles in the interwoven religion and government of Ancient Egypt . She was involved in many religious cults and her titles included, 'Singer of Hathor' and Chief of the Entertainers of both Amun and Min.[1] She also held the influential offices of Superintendent of the Harem of the god Min of Akhmin and of Amun of Thebes .[2] She married Yuya , a powerful Ancient Egyptian courtier of the
eighteenth dynasty .
Yuya and Thuya had a daughter named Tiye , who became the consort and Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III . The great royal wife was the highest Egyptian religious position, serving alongside of the pharaoh in official ceremonies and rituals.
Yuya and Thuya also had a son named Anen , who carried the titles Chancellor of Lower Egypt, Second Prophet of Amun, sm-priest of Heliopolis and Divine Father.[3]
They also may have been the parents of Ay ,[4] an Egyptian courtier active during the reign of pharaoh Akhenaten , who eventually became pharaoh, as Kheperkheprure Ay, however, there is no conclusive evidence regarding the kinship of Yuya and Ay, although certainly, both men came from Akhmim .[5]
Together with her husband, Tjuyu was buried in the Valley of the Kings , in KV46 , where their largely unpillaged remains were found in 1905. It was the best-preserved tomb discovered before that of Tutankhamun .
References
1. ^ Tyldesley, Joyce. Chronicles of the Queens of Egypt. Thames & Hudson, 2006. p.116
2. ^ Cyril Aldred: Akhenaten, King of Egypt Thames and Hudson, 1989. p.96
3. ^ Rice, Michael (1999). Who's Who in Ancient Egypt. Routledge, p.20
4. ^ Rice, p.222
5. ^ David, Anthony, E. and Rosalie David. A Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. London: Seaby, 1992. p.167
Tjuyu married Yuya [61735] [MRIN: 551617775].
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