General Notes

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Tiy was a queen of the 18th Dynasty, married to Amenhotep III (1391-1353
B.C.). The daughter of Yuia, a priest of Akhmin, and Tuia, a servant of
the queen , Mutemwiya, Tiy likely married Amenhotep while he was a
prince. She is believed to have been only 11 or 12 years old at the time
of the marriage.. She was intelligent and diligent, the first queen of
Egypt to have her name on official acts, including the announcement of
the king's marriage toa foreign princess.
After giving birth to Akhenaten and a number of royal daughters, Tiy
urged her oldest daughter, Princess Sitamun, to marry the king. It is
believed that she did this in order to ensure royal heirs to the throne
Amenhotep III built a pleasure palace for Tiy and for the members of the
royal family at Malkata, on the western shore of Thebes. He retired to
his own palace with his women and allowed her to see to the affairs of
state with counselors and officials. Tiy was mentioned by the kings of
several other lands in their correspondence, having been made known to
them in her official dealings. She was widowed at the age of 48.
Akhenaten retired to 'Amarna, and for atime Tiy lived there. Depictions
of her show a forceful woman with a sharp chin, deep-set eyes and a firm
mouth.
Source: www.touregypt.net