The grandmother of Tut, Tiye was embalmed with her left arm bent ... Also, according to the generally accepted chronology, Amenhotep III died about a decade before Tutankhamun was born.

Tiye even appears in the form of a sphinx crushing the enemies of Egypt, a classic motif used to represent male rulers as triumphant. Amenhotep III died in 1353 B.C. and his tomb (now identified ...

Originally, it adorned the walls of a temple at Sedeinga that was dedicated to Queen Tiye (also spelled Tiyi), who died around 1340 B.C. Several centuries after Tiye's death — and after her ...