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Sign in to saveThuya (sometimes transliterated as Touiyou, Thuiu, Tuya, Tjuyu or Thuyu) was an Egyptian noblewoman and the mother of queen Tiye, and the wife of Yuya. She is the grandmother of Akhenaten, and great grandmother of Tutankhamun.
Person
- Born
- 1400-00-00
- Died
- 1370-01-01
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Key facts
- Egyptian dignitary.Name
- Thuya
- Egyptian dignitary.Style
- Singer of HathorChief of the EntertainersSuperintendent of the Harem of MinSuperintendent of the Harem of Amun
- Egyptian dignitary.Image
- Egyptian Museum (337).jpg
- Egyptian dignitary.Caption
- Mummy mask of Thuya, now in the Cairo Museum
- Egyptian dignitary.egyptian_name
- V13-w-i-w
- Egyptian dignitary.Dynasty
- 18th Dynasty
- Egyptian dignitary.Pharaoh
- Amenhotep III
- Egyptian dignitary.Spouse
- Yuya
- Egyptian dignitary.Children
- Tiye, Anen, possibly Ay
- Egyptian dignitary.Burial
- KV46
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Key dates
- Born
- 1400 BCE
- Died
- 1 January 1370 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Egypt
- Place of birth
- Akhmim
- Spouse
- Yuya
- Child
- Ay
- Occupation
- vocalist
- Languages spoken
- Egyptian Arabic
- Native language
- Egyptian Arabic
Article
7 sectionsContents
- Origins
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- Mummy
- Archaeological items pertaining to Thuya
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Thuya (sometimes transliterated as Touiyou, Thuiu, Tuya, Tjuyu or Thuyu) was an Egyptian noblewoman and the mother of queen Tiye, and the wife of Yuya. She is the grandmother of Akhenaten, and great grandmother of Tutankhamun.
== Origins== thumb|Depiction of Thuya (left) in Yuya's copy of the Book of the Dead Thuya is believed to be a descendant of Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, and she held many official roles in the interwoven religion and government of ancient Egypt. She was involved in many religious cults; her titles included 'Singer of Hathor' and 'Chief of the Entertainers' of both Amun and Min. She also held the influential offices of Superintendent of the Harem of the god Min of Akhmin and of Amun of Thebes. She married Yuya, a powerful ancient Egyptian courtier of the Eighteenth Dynasty. She is believed to have died in around 1375 BC in her early to mid 50s.