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Also known as Taia, Tiy, Tiyi, KV35EL, The Elder Lady, Elder Lady

Tiye (c. 1398 BC – 1338 BC, also spelled Tye, Taia, Tiy and Tiyi) was the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III, mother of pharaoh Akhenaten and grandmother of pharaoh Tutankhamun; her parents were Yuya and Thuya. In 2010, DNA analysis confirmed her as the mummy known as "The Elder Lady" found in the tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35) in 1898.

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Royalty.succession
Queen consort of Egypt
Royalty.reign
c. 1390 BC – 1353 BC(37–50 years)
Royalty.reign type
Tenure
Royalty.image
Ägyptisches Museum Berlin 027 detail 01.jpg
Royalty.caption
Bust of Tiye, now in the Ägyptisches Museum in Berlin, Germany
Royalty.spouse
Amenhotep III
Royalty.issue
SitamunIsetHenuttanebNebetahThutmoseAkhenaten"The Younger Lady" (probably)Smenkhkare (possibly)Beketaten (possibly)
Royalty.native_lang1
Egyptian name
Royalty.native_lang1_name1
U33-i-i-Z4-B7
Royalty.dynasty
18th of Egypt
Royalty.father
Yuya
Royalty.mother
Thuya
Royalty.birth_date
1398 BC
Royalty.birth_place
Akhmim, Upper Egypt
Royalty.death_date
1338 BC (aged 40–60 years)
Royalty.burial_place
Royal Tomb of Akhenaten, Amarna (original tomb)KV55, The Valley of the Kings, Thebes (reburial?)Mummy found in the KV35 royal cache (Theban Necropolis)
Royalty.religion
Ancient Egyptian religion

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1398-01-01
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1338-01-01
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Tiye (c. 1398 BC &ndash; 1338 BC, also spelled Tye, Taia, Tiy and Tiyi) was the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III, mother of pharaoh Akhenaten and grandmother of pharaoh Tutankhamun; her parents were Yuya and Thuya. In 2010, DNA analysis confirmed her as the mummy known as "The Elder Lady" found in the tomb of Amenhotep II (KV35) in 1898.

==Family and early life== left|thumb|Depiction of Tiye's father Yuya in his copy of the Book of the Dead|260x260px Tiye's father, Yuya, was a non-royal, wealthy landowner from the Upper Egyptian town of Akhmim, where he served as a priest and superintendent of oxen or commander of the chariotry. Tiye's mother, Thuya, was involved in many religious cults, as her different titles attested (Singer of Hathor, Chief of the Entertainers of both Amun and Min...). Sometimes it is believed that Thuya is likely to be of royal descent.

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