Mutemwiya
Sign in to saveMutemwiya (also written as Mutemwia, Mutemuya or Mutemweya) was a minor wife of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose IV, and the mother of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Mutemwiya's name means "Mut in the divine barque". While unconfirmed, it has been suggested that she acted as regent during the minority of her son Amenhotep III.
Person
- Born
- 1500-01-01
- Died
- 1400-01-01
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Mutemwiya
- Royalty.title
- King's mother
- Royalty.image
- Mutemwiya.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Mutemwiya in relief at a Luxor temple
- Royalty.spouse
- Thutmose IV
- Royalty.issue
- Amenhotep III
- Hieroglyphs.name explanation
- Mwt m wjꜣ Mut in the divine barque
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1500 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 1400 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Egypt
- Spouse
- Thutmose IV
- Child
- Amenhotep III
- Father
- Artatama I
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- God's Wife of Amun
- Noble title
- Great Royal Wife
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Mutemwiya (also written as Mutemwia, Mutemuya or Mutemweya) was a minor wife of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose IV, and the mother of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Mutemwiya's name means "Mut in the divine barque". While unconfirmed, it has been suggested that she acted as regent during the minority of her son Amenhotep III.
== Biography == thumb|Statue of a sacred boat dedicated to Mutemwiya, circa 1400 BC, black granite from the Temple of Karnak, on display at the British Museum Mutemwiya is not attested during the reign of her husband Thutmose IV. She would have been overshadowed at court by the chief queens Nefertari, and later Iaret. Mutemwiya is only shown on the monuments of her son Amenhotep III.