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Kiya Miriam or Meryamon, Princess of Egypt
- Preferred Name: Kiya Miriam or Meryamon, Princess of Egypt[1]
- Gender: F
- Death: in Atonville, Akhetaren, Middle Nile, Egypt at LATI: N7 LONG: E0
- http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Princess of Egypt in Egypt at LATI: N7 LONG: E0
- FSID: LVXB-H6X
- Birth: 1325 BC in Thebes, Egypt at LATI: N5.6977 LONG: E2.6421 with note: GEDCOM data
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Wikipedia~"Kiya was one of the wives of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Little is known about her, and her actions and roles are poorly documented in the historical record, in contrast to those of Akhenaten's first (and chief) royal wife, Nefertiti. Her unusual name suggests that she may originally have been a Mitanni princess."
The Pedigree states she is the wife of Ram, Prince of Israel as well.
Surviving evidence demonstrates that Kiya was an important figure at Akhenaten’s court during the middle years of his reign, when she bore him a daughter. She disappears from history a few years before her royal husband’s death. In previous years, she was thought to be mother of Tutankhamun, but recent DNA evidence suggests this is unlikely.
Ancient Egyptian Queens – The Mystery of Kiya
Have you heard of an Egyptian queen called Kiya? Many of us know the names and a little bit about the lives of the most famous of the ancient Egyptian queens, such as Cleopatra, Hatshepsut and the bea
Evidence for Kiya's Life
Kiya's existence was unknown until 1959, when her name and titles were noted on a small cosmetic container in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It had been bought almost thirty years
Kiya was one of the wives of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Little is known about her, and her actions and roles are poorly documented in the historical record, in contrast to those of Akhenaten's fi
Disgrace or death?
Kiya disappears from history during the last third of Akhenaten's reign. Her name and images were erased from monuments and replaced by those of Akhenaten's daughters. The exact year of her disappeara
The KV35 "Younger Lady" mummy
Some have speculated that the mummy known as The Younger Lady, discovered in KV35, might be that of Kiya. According to Joann Fletcher (who controversially identified the mummy as Nefertiti) a Nubian-s
Family 1: Amenhotep Akhenaton IV, 10th Pharaoh 18th Dynasty, b. 1427 BC in Thebes, Egypt d. BET 1336 BC AND 1334 BC in Atonville, Akhetaren, Middle Nile, Egypt
Sources:
- Title: Registros civis; ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9L5-7C96?from=lynx1UIV8&treeref=LT3X-BB9
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9L5-7C96;
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