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| Yuya's facial features, as observed on his ], have led many ]s to postulate that he was actually ] in origin. Some scholars have gone so far as to connect Yuya with the biblical story of ]. They point out, ''inter alia'', that the ] for "ya" is extremely similar to that for "sef," and thus that the name should in fact be read "Yusef". The issue is largely unresolved. | Yuya's facial features, as observed on his ], have led many ]s to postulate that he was actually ] in origin. Some scholars have gone so far as to connect Yuya with the biblical story of ]. They point out, ''inter alia'', that the ] for "ya" is extremely similar to that for "sef," and thus that the name should in fact be read "Yusef". The issue is largely unresolved. | ||
| Together with his wife, Yuya was buried in the ], in ], where their largely unpillaged remains were found in 1905 | |||
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Yuya (sometimes transliterated as Iouiya) was a powerful Egyptian courtier of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (circa 1400 BCE). He served as a key adviser for Pharaoh Amenhotep III (father of Akhenaten) and is one of the only people in Egyptian history to be granted the title "Beloved Father of Pharaoh."
Yuya married Tjuyu, an Egyptian noblewoman descended from Ahmose Nefertari, and was the father of Tiy, who became Amenhotep's principle wife.
Yuya's facial features, as observed on his mummy, have led many archaeologists to postulate that he was actually Asiatic in origin. Some scholars have gone so far as to connect Yuya with the biblical story of Joseph. They point out, inter alia, that the hieroglyph for "ya" is extremely similar to that for "sef," and thus that the name should in fact be read "Yusef". The issue is largely unresolved.
Together with his wife, Yuya was buried in the Valley of the Kings, in KV46, where their largely unpillaged remains were found in 1905
Resources
- Winsten, Joseph. Moses Meets Israel: The Origins of One God. Rumford Inc., 1999.