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92: Queen Tiye, the Great Lady
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Amunhotep III (Part 3): Introducing Queen Tiye. In 1399 BCE, the pharaoh Amunhotep III married his first and most important wife: Tiye, Royal Wife, Great of Praises, Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt. Just twelve years old, the young queen would go on to be the most powerful woman in the world...
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Select bibliography:
Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010.
Aidan Dodson, Amarna Sunrise, 2014.
Arielle P. Kozloff, Amenhotep III: Egypt’s Radiant Pharaoh, 2012.
David O’Connor and Eric Cline (editors), Amenhotep III: Perspectives on His Reign, 1998.
Siat, K. M. (2021). Amenhotep III & Tiye. The commemorative scarab series: Asserting royal equality. Nile Magazine, 29, 11--23.
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