Tiye
| Tiye | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bust of Tiye, now in the Ägyptisches Museum in Berlin, Germany | |||||||
| Queen consort of Egypt | |||||||
| Tenure | c. 1390 BC – 1353 BC (37–50 years) | ||||||
| Born | c. 1398 BC Akhmim, Upper Egypt | ||||||
| Died | 1338 BC (aged 40–60 years) | ||||||
| Burial | |||||||
| Spouse | Amenhotep III | ||||||
| Issue | Sitamun Iset Henuttaneb Nebetah Thutmose Akhenaten Smenkhkare (possibly) "The Younger Lady" Beketaten | ||||||
| Egyptian name | |||||||
| Dynasty | 18th of Egypt | ||||||
| Father | Yuya | ||||||
| Mother | Thuya | ||||||
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion | ||||||
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.