The Younger Lady

E473735

The Younger Lady is an unidentified ancient Egyptian royal woman, likely a queen of the 18th Dynasty and widely believed by scholars to be the mummy of Tutankhamun’s mother.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th Dynasty individual
ancient Egyptian mummy
human remains
royal woman
ageAtDeath about 25 years
approximateDateOfDeath 14th century BCE
associatedWith Amenhotep II burial (KV35) NERFINISHED
royal cache of mummies in KV35
bodyPosition reburied in side chamber of KV35
catalogCode KV35YL NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath uncertain
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
discoveredBy Victor Loret NERFINISHED
discoveredIn Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED
discoveryYear 1898
dynasty Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
foundInTomb KV35 NERFINISHED
geneticRelationship daughter of Amenhotep III
daughter of Tiye
full sister of Akhenaten
mother of Tutankhamun
hasImage CT scans and radiographs
hasInjury facial trauma
severe head wound
hasRelative Akhenaten NERFINISHED
Amenhotep III NERFINISHED
Tiye NERFINISHED
Tutankhamun NERFINISHED
housedIn Cairo Museum collection of royal mummies NERFINISHED
identifiedBy DNA analysis published in 2010
locatedIn Egyptian Museum, Cairo NERFINISHED
mummificationStyle royal 18th Dynasty technique
possibleIdentity Beketaten NERFINISHED
Kiya NERFINISHED
Nebetah NERFINISHED
Nefertiti NERFINISHED
Tutankhamun’s mother
daughter of Amenhotep III and Tiye
sister‑wife of Akhenaten
possibleRole queen consort of Egypt
royal princess of Egypt
researchField Egyptology
paleopathology
sexOrGender female
subjectOf 2010 JAMA study on Tutankhamun’s lineage
scholarly debate on identity
timePeriod New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED

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KV35 containsMummy The Younger Lady
Tutankhamun mother The Younger Lady