Tiye

E449336

Tiye was a powerful and influential queen of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, wife of Amenhotep III and mother of the pharaoh Akhenaten.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Queen Tiye 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th Dynasty of Egypt figure
Ancient Egyptian person
Queen of Egypt
approximateLifeSpan c. 1398–1338 BCE
artStyle Amarna art (late depictions)
associatedWith Amarna period religious changes
burialPlace Thebes (originally) NERFINISHED
Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED
childhoodOrigin Akhmim NERFINISHED
correspondedWith Tushratta of Mitanni NERFINISHED
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
cultCenter Thebes NERFINISHED
depictedWith Akhenaten NERFINISHED
Amenhotep III NERFINISHED
dynasty Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
ethnicity Ancient Egyptian
father Yuya NERFINISHED
floruit 14th century BCE
hadForeignCorrespondence Yes
hadInfluenceOn Royal succession in late 18th Dynasty
hadOwnRoyalEstate Yes
honoredBy Amenhotep III NERFINISHED
husbandReign Amenhotep III NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Amarna letters NERFINISHED
mother Thuya NERFINISHED
motherOf Akhenaten NERFINISHED
Beketaten NERFINISHED
Henuttaneb NERFINISHED
Iset NERFINISHED
Nebetah NERFINISHED
Sitamun NERFINISHED
Smenkhkare NERFINISHED
Thutmose (son of Amenhotep III) NERFINISHED
mummyIdentified Yes
mummyLocation Egyptian Museum in Cairo NERFINISHED
notableFor Influence during early Amarna period
Political influence during reign of Amenhotep III
possiblyMotherOf Tutankhamun NERFINISHED
reburiedIn KV35 NERFINISHED
recognizedAs One of the most powerful queens of the 18th Dynasty
religion Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED
sonReign Akhenaten NERFINISHED
spouse Amenhotep III NERFINISHED
title Great Royal Wife
King’s Mother
Lady of the Two Lands NERFINISHED
Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt
Queen Consort of Egypt

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akhenaten mother Tiye
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization royalMummiesInclude Tiye
this entity surface form: Queen Tiye
Amenhotep III spouse Tiye