King Tut's Grandmom? Huge Alabaster Statue Unearthed Along Nile

[Judi Lynn]

By Jeanna Bryner, Live Science Managing Editor | March 24, 2017 11:23am ET

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A "unique" carved alabaster statue that may represent King Tut's grandmother ― Queen Tiye ― has been unearthed on the west bank of Luxor along the Nile River, archaeologists with Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities announced yesterday (March 23).

The statue, which looks to be life-size in images released by the ministry, was found accidentally when workers lifted the lower part of the colossal statue of King Amenhotep III, the ninth ruler of ancient Egypt's 18th Dynasty, who lived from about 1390 to 1352 B.C. The statue, dating back around 3,400 years, was situated next to the king's right leg, according to the mission leader, Hourig Sourouzian.

Queen Tiye, who died around 1340 B.C., was the wife of King Amenhotep III and the paternal grandmother of King Tut; as the identity of the boy king's mother is a source of debate among scholars, his maternal grandmother is not known for certain.

Found within the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III at Kom Al-Hittan, the statue is "beautiful, distinguished and unique," Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany said in a statement. [In Photos: 3,300-Year-Old Egyptian Carving]

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[Bayard]

1. Way Cool!

Thanks, Judi Lynn!

[luvMIdog]

2. cool :)

[MFM008]

3. Love the way

They keep digging stuff up.....

[GeoWilliam750]

4. Fascinating

She was the daughter of Yuya, who has been suggested to be Joseph of the Bible. Would be fascinating if true. Imagine - wouldn't it be fascinating if King Tut effectively had a Jewish grandmother?

[sinkingfeeling]

5. I really want to return to Egypt someday and spend a couple of months there.

There's just too much to see in 2 or 3 weeks.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. Other busts of her

http://www.egyptian-museum-berlin.com/c52.php

There is so much there that has been buried, built-upon, broken up and used in other construction (let alone stolen and in private collection) over the millennia that they will still be finding things for hundreds of years from now. Agree with post #5 about not having enough time to see it all when there for just a few weeks as I also discovered!

[rurallib]

7. grand mummy

couldn't resist.

[Marcuse]

8. Extremely annoying pop ups. I bailed.

[Honeycombe8]

9. Wow. Is there no end to the antiquities they find in Egypt? nt