Thuya

For the genus of coniferous trees, see Thuja. For the decorative burled wood from the western Mediterranean region, see Tetraclinis.
Thuya
Singer of Hathor
Chief of the Entertainers
Superintendent of the Harem of Min
Superintendent of the Harem of Amun
Mummy mask of Thuya, now in the Cairo Museum
Egyptian name
Dynasty18th Dynasty
PharaohAmenhotep III
BurialKV46
SpouseYuya
ChildrenTiye, Anen, possibly Ay

Thuya (sometimes transliterated as Touiyou, Thuiu, Tuya, Tjuyu or Thuyu) was an Egyptian noblewoman and the mother of queen Tiye, and the wife of Yuya. She is the grandmother of Akhenaten, and great grandmother of Tutankhamun.

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