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Queen Tiye

c. 1398 – 1338 BCE (life; chronologies vary)

Thebes, Egypt (Kemet)

Non-royal-born Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep III and mother of Akhenaten, Tiye took part in diplomacy; some argue her family was Nubian, a claim other scholars, including Zahi Hawass, dispute.

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Quartzite face from a composite statue, probably Queen Tiye, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. License: CC0 (Met Open Access, public domain).

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Sources

  1. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), "Queen Tiye" (Primary source)
  2. World History Encyclopedia, "Tiye" (Reference)
  3. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Shabti of Yuya" (Primary source)
  4. Smarthistory, "Portrait Head of Queen Tiye with a Crown of Two Feathers" (Scholarly)

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