Did Tey Kill King Tut?
Did Tey Kill King Tut? - Investigating
the possible Murder of Tutankhamun
Background information about the
possible murder of Tutankhamun and a prime suspect - Tey. In 1968 and
1978 x-ray examinations of the mummy of Tutankhamun
revealed that the mummy
of King Tut had a mysterious dense spot on the lower back of the
skull. This lead to speculation that the young King
Tut had been killed, or murdered, by a blow on his head. But did
Did Tey Kill King Tut?
Did Tey Kill King Tut? - The Suspect
Tey
Tey, the wife of Ay and successor of
Tutankhamun,
has been put forward as a prime suspect in the possible murder of King
Tut. But who was Tey and what relationship did she have with
the Pharaoh Tutankhamun?
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Her Position:
Tey was the
wife of Ay, the successor of Tutankhamun
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Ay usurped the throne from
the named heir who was General Horemheb
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Tey is known to have been
the wet nurse of Nefertiti
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Nefertiti was the daughter
of Ay
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Nefertiti was the chief wife
and consort of Akhenaten
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Nefertiti influenced and
supported her husband in their religious revolution which changed
Ancient Egypt from a polytheistic religion, with many gods, to
monotheism (the worship of one god).
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Ay and Tey had a daughter
called Mutnedjmet who later married the successor to Ay, Horemheb
Did Tey Kill King Tut? - Did
Tey
have the Opportunity?
Tey would
have had some access to Tutankhamun as wife of Ay and due to her close
association with the royal family being the wet nurse of Nefertiti, the
step-mother of Tutankhamun. Tey's position would have been powerful
enough to have someone kill King Tut or murder him herself.
Did Tey Kill King Tut? - Did
Tey
have a Motive?
The relationship of Tey to Ay and
Nefertiti are the key to possible motives. On face value, an ambitious
wife would prefer her husband to be Pharaoh rather than the boy-king
Tutankhamun. But there is a more mysterious possibility. There is some
speculation that when Akhenaten, the father of Tutankhamun, died that
Nefertiti assumed the sole role as the Pharaoh referred to as Smenkhkare Ankhetkheperure. The rule of Smenkhkare
only lasted two years, the successor was Tutankhamun - was this pharaoh murdered?
If this theory was true Tey's close association with Nefertiti could
have led to a lasting grudge against Tutankhamun.
Did Tey Kill King Tut?
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