TIY

born c. 1400 BC, , Ipu, Egypt died c. 1340 also spelled Tiye one of the most illustrious queens of Egypt. She was the daughter of Yuya, the commander of the Egyptian chariotry and overseer of the cattle of the local god Min; her mother, Thuya, was also an Egyptian. Although she was not of royal blood, Tiy became the favoured wife of Amenhotep III (reigned 139053 BC), a powerful king of the 18th dynasty, who gave her considerable prominence in state affairs and in public ceremonies; her name appeared with the king's on official documents. She was the mother of Amenhotep IV, or Akhenaton, and was one of his circle of advisers after his accession. Her mummy, which is kept in the Egyptian Museum at Cairo, was identified in 1976.