Queen Tiye (Taia, Tiy, and Tiyi) was the matriarch of the Amarna Dynasty, also referred to as: Lady of The Two Lands; Hereditary Princess; Great of Praises; Sweet of Love; King’s Wife; Great King’s Wife; Great King’s Spouse; King’s Wife, His Beloved; Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt; Mistress of the Two Lands). Queen Tiye’s father was Yuya, the commander of the Chariotry, God’s Father and High Priest of Min from Akhmin in Upper Kemet. Her mother was Thuya (Tuya, Tjuyu, Thuyu, Singer of Hathor), Chief of the Entertainers of Amun and Min. According to “The Complete Practical Encyclopedia of Archaeology,” Thuya may have also been descendent of Ahmose-Nefertari of the 18th dynasty. Queen Tiye’s parents were buried in the Valley of the Kings (tomb KV46). Her brother was Amen, Second Priest of Amun in Karnak. The ancient Egyptian (Kemet) ruler Pharaoh Amenhotep III was so captivated by Queen Tiye’s wisdom and beauty that he defied customs and made her his Great Royal Spouse during the second year of his reign. The commentators note that her counsel was relied upon greatly by Pharaoh Amenhotep III, in both national military and political matters. According to some Amarna letters, Queen Tiye was indeed an influential lady at court and acquired independent wealth owned separate from the wealth of the royal house.
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