Statue Of Akhenaten's Mother Found
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www.metimes.com A team of US archaeologists have discovered a statue depicting Pharaoh Akhenaten's mother, Queen Tiy, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said.
The team from John Hopkins University found the statue near those of Tiy's husband Amenhotep III in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, the council's Sabri Abdel Aziz said.
The black granite statue measuring 4.5 feet in height and 17 inches in width was found in good condition but the feet are missing, he added.
Tiy, the matriarch of the Amarna family, died in 1338 BC after giving birth to six children, including Akhenaten, who went on to become one of the most powerful kings in Ancient Egypt and married Nefertiti.
According to Zahi Hawass, the statue bears 11 hieroglyphic inscriptions referring to Amenhotep, who ruled over the Pharaonic empire during the 18th dynasty.
Tiy played an important political role during her husband's reign and after his death, when their son took over. |
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