10/30/2025
The Mummy of Queen Tiye: Great Royal Wife of Amenhotep III, Mother of Akhenaten & Grandmother of Tutankhamun
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▫️Queen Tiye’s body was mummified in the traditional ways of her time, and she is well-preserved despite postmortem injuries likely occurring during tomb robberies. The Queen’s left arm is raised in the royal pose across her chest, and her hand is firmly rigid in a clasping grip, as if she were to be holding something.
Sadly, what she was buried clutching is unfortunately missing and was more than likely pulled from her in antiquity. Tiye’s right arm is still attached to her body, laying alongside her and hovering slightly over her lower torso, her middle finger is absent.
Queen Tiye’s teeth have moderate ware and are in good shape for her age range, which is approximately somewhere between 40–50 years.
Fascinatingly, only one wisdom tooth remains embedded within the gum socket, and holes for the other three are present, indicating that they were removed in her lifetime, giving us an amazing insight into Ancient Egypt dentistry of her time period; the removal of wisdom teeth!