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'''Yuya''' (sometimes transliterated as '''Iouiya''') was a powerful ] courtier of the ] (circa ]). He served as a key adviser for ] ] (father of ]) and is the only person in Egyptian history to be granted the title "Beloved Father of Pharaoh". | ||
| Yuya married ], an Egyptian noblewoman descended from ], and was the father of ], who became Amenhotep's principal wife. | Yuya married ], an Egyptian noblewoman descended from ], and was the father of ], who became Amenhotep's principal wife. | ||
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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 the only person 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 principal 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.