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Yuya in hieroglyphs

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Yuya (sometimes Iouiya) was a powerful Egyptian courtier of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (circa 1400 BCE).

Contents 1 Origins 2 Family 3 Career 4 Tomb 5 Footnotes 6 References 7 External links

[edit] Origins

Yuya came from the Upper Egyptian town of Akhmin, where he probably owned estates. His origins remain unclear. As the study of his mummy showed, Yuya had been a man of taller than average stature, and the anatomist G. Elliot Smith considered that his appearance was not typically Egyptian. Taking into account that his name was also unusual, Egyptologists speculated that Yuya was of foreign origin, although this hypothesis has never been proved. One possibility is that he had some Mitannian ancestry; this arguments is based on the facts that the knowledge of horses and chariotry was introduced into Egypt from the northern lands and Yuya was the king’s "Master of the Horse". It was also suggested Yuya was the brother of queen Mutemwiya, who was the mother of pharaoh Amenhotep III and may have had Mitannian royal origins. <ref name="david167">David and David (1992), p. 167</ref> However, Yuya came from Upper Egypt which was generally devoid of non-Egyptian (ie: Semitic) influences and peoples. Hence, he may have been a native Egyptian whose daughter married Amenhotep III.

[edit] Family

Yuya married Tjuyu, an Egyptian noblewoman, and their daughter Tiye became Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep III.<ref>Rice (1999), p. 207</ref> They may also have been the parents of Ay<ref name="ricep222">Rice (1999), p. 222</ref><ref name="david167"/>, an Egyptian general active during the reign of pharaoh Akhenaten, and who eventually became pharaoh himself, as Kheperkheprure Ay. However, there is no conclusive evidence regarding the kinship of Yuya and Ay.<ref name="david167"> Yuya and Tjuyu also had a son named Anen (or Onen).<ref>Rice (1999), p. 20</ref>

[edit] Career

Yuya served as a key adviser for Amenhotep III,<ref name="ricep222"/> and he held posts as "King’s Lieutenant" and "Master of the Horse"; his title "Father-of-the-god" possibly referred specifically to his being Amenhotep's father-in-law. In his native town of Akhmin, Yuya was prophet of Min, the chief god of the area, and served as "Superintendent of Cattle".<ref name="david167"/>

[edit] Tomb

Yuya and his wife were buried in the Valley of the Kings at Thebes, where their tomb was discovered in 1905 by J.E. Quibell, who was working on behalf of Theodore M. Davis. Although it had been entered, the tomb-robbers were perhaps disturbed, and Quibell found the funerary goods and the two mummies virtually intact.<ref name="david167"/>

[edit] Footnotes

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[edit] References

• Rice, Michael. Who's Who in Ancient Egypt. London: Routledge, 1999. ISBN 0-4151-5448-0
• David, Anthony, E. and Rosalie David. A Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egypt. London: Seaby, 1992. ISBN 1-8526-4032-4

[edit] External links

• An account of the discovery of Yuya's tomb. Tour Egypt. Retrieved on March 2, 2006.
• Yuya and Tjuyu tomb gallery. Tour Egypt. Retrieved on March 2, 2006.
• Discussion and images of the mummies of Yuya and Tjuyu. Tripod homepage. Retrieved on March 2, 2006.

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