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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Queen

Cartoon of a woman with a flower, long eyelashes, and a crown band

Tiye

A powerful queen beside Amenhotep III.

Years
About 1390–1330 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
New Kingdom. New Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
Thebes

We are not sure: We are not sure of the exact year she died.

Three facts

  1. 1She stands next to the king on many stones.
  2. 2Letters from other palaces speak to her too.
  3. 3Her parents had a very rich tomb.

More to know

Queens do not always get letters from foreign kings. Tiye's name in those letters shows respect and power. She was a woman, shown as a woman.

Places: Thebes.

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