DNA has identified this regal beauty as Amenhotep III’s wife Tiye, the daughter of Yuya and Tuyu, a nonroyal couple discovered in 1905 in their own undisturbed tomb, KV46. The grandmother of Tut ...

Amenhotep III, named after the sun god Amun ... with lengthy inscriptions detailing various events. His primary wife, Tiy, played a significant role in his rule, appearing on monuments more ...