Tey
Egyptian queen and Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Kheperkheprure Ay / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about Tey, the Egyptian queen. For other uses, see Tey (disambiguation).
Tey was the Great Royal Wife of Kheperkheprure Ay, who was the penultimate pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty. She also had been the wet nurse of Nefertiti.[1]
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Great Royal Wife Eighteenth dynasty queen | ||||||
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Dynasty | 18th Dynasty | |||||
Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
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Her husband, Ay filled important administrative roles in the courts of several pharaohs – Amenhotep III, Akhenaten, and Tutankhamen – before ascending the throne following the death of Tutankhamen, as the male line of the royal family became extinct. He is believed to be connected to the royal family, probably a brother of Queen Tiye (wife of Amenhotep III). Some researchers theorize that he even may have been the father of Nefertiti.