Thuya 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.
Gilded cartonnage mask of Thuya in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
The mummy of Thuya
Inner coffin of Thuya
Statue of Thuya, now in the Louvre
Tiye 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.
Bust of Tiye, now in the Ägyptisches Museum in Berlin, Germany
Commemorative marriage scarab of Amenhotep III and Tiye
Colossal statue of Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiye, Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Tiye bust