Ay

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Ay was a short-reigning ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the late 18th Dynasty, known for succeeding Tutankhamun and ruling during the turbulent period following the Amarna era.

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Ay canonical 8

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
monarch
person
associatedWith end of the Amarna religious reforms
associatedWithQueen Ankhesenamun
associatedWithReligiousChange restoration of traditional Amun cult
burialPlace Valley of the Kings
burialSiteNear Thebes
surface form: Western Thebes
capitalDuringReign Thebes
cultCenter Thebes
dynasty 18th Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
era late 14th century BCE
fatherInSomeTheories Yuya
kingListsInclusion omitted from Abydos King List
omitted from Saqqara King List
knownFor possible role in Tutankhamun’s succession
short reign after the Amarna period
succeeding Tutankhamun
language Ancient Egyptian
monumentsAttributed reliefs and inscriptions at Thebes
tomb decorations in KV23
motherInSomeTheories Thuya
nameInHieroglyphs i-mn:n-Aa18
nomen Ay self-link
period New Kingdom of Egypt
post-Amarna period
personalName Ay self-link
politicalContext power struggle after Tutankhamun’s death
possibleOrigin Akhmim
possibleSpouse Ankhesenamun
posthumousTreatment largely erased from later king lists
praenomen Kheperkheperure NERFINISHED
predecessor Tutankhamun
reignDuration about 4 years
reignEndApprox 1319 BCE
reignStartApprox 1323 BCE
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalHouse House of Thutmose
servedUnder Akhenaten
Tutankhamun
spouse Tey
successor Horemheb
successorLegitimacy contested by Horemheb
throneName Kheperkheperure NERFINISHED
throneNameMeaning The manifestations of Re come into being
titleBeforeKingship Fan-bearer on the Right Side of the King
God’s Father
Overseer of All the Horses of His Majesty
tomb KV23

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Horemheb predecessor Ay
Horemheb servedUnder Ay
Ay personalName Ay self-link
Ay nomen Ay self-link