Queen Tiye
Short Biography, Information & Facts
about Queen Tiye,
the famous queen of Egypt and wife of the Pharaoh
Amenhotep
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Short Biography of
the life of Queen Tiye
The history, facts and information about Queen Tiye,
the chief wife of a
famous pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
The following biography information
provides basic facts about the life of Queen Tiye:
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Queen Tiye was also known as
Tiy, Tey and Teje
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Egyptian Period / Kingdom:
New Kingdom
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Dynasty: Tiye was queen in the Eighteenth
Egyptian Dynasty
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Name of Pharaoh husband:
Amenhotep III (aka
Amenophis) r1389 BC -1351 BC
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Period as Chief Queen Tiye:
r1398 BC – 1338 BC
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Amenhotep III succeeded by:
Akhenaten
(first known as Amenhotep) r1351 BC -1337 BC
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Family
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Father of Tiye: Her father was
Yuya who was an Egyptian nobleman and courtier
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Mother: Her mother was Tjuyu,
an Egyptian noblewoman
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Children: At least 6
children including Akhenaten. Prince Tuthmose, the eldest son of pharaoh
Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye and heir to the throne mysteriously
disappeared from all records
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Year of Death: 1338 BC
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Location of the
Burial Site: Valley of the Kings
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Tomb reference number: KV55
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Name of Egyptologist who
discovered the burial site, or tomb, of Queen Tiye: Re-excavated by
Edward Ayrton (1882 - 1914) in 1906/7
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Biography and accomplishments or why
Queen Tiye
was famous: She was the chief wife of Amenhotep III and mother of the
heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten, grandmother to Tutankhamun. Tiye was held in
high esteem by her husband and she is depicted with Amenhotep III in
statues, tomb and temple relief's. Shrines and temples were dedicated to
her and she was worshipped as a deity in the form of the god Hathor.
Queen Tiye held significant political influence at the royal court
and after the death of her husband she acted as an advisor to her son.
During the reign of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye the priests of the
Temple of Amun at Karnak gained wealth, power and political influence
threatening the absolute power and authority of the pharaoh.
The mystery of
Prince Thutmose
Prince Tuthmose was the eldest son of Amenhotep III
and Queen Tiye and heir to the throne of Egypt. Prince Tuthmose mysteriously
disappeared leading to speculation that his story
was the basis of fact behind the biblical character Moses. In the story
of Moses he is portrayed as being brought up in the royal family but
then he is cast out. The name of this prince - Thutmose - is very
similar to Moses. Could such a man have influenced his mother Queen Tiye
and his brother Akhenaten to change Ancient Egypt from a polytheistic
religion, with many gods, to monotheism (the worship of one god)? The
radical change to monotheism by Akhenaten certainly curbed the power of
the priests of Amun.
Moses, Ramses and Seti
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