Royal Mummies

Queen Tiye Queen Tiye - Royal Mummies Queen Tiye is the daughter of Yuya and Tjuya of the New Kingdom and the wife of Amenhotep III , one of Egypt’s most successful rulers. Her mummy was discovered in 1898 in the Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35), in the Valley of the Kings , Luxor. Queen Tiye’s mummy will be among 22 royal mummies transferred in a royal parade from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. 

Queen Hatshepsut Queen Hatshepsut Queen Hatshepsut, Daughter of King Thutmose I , the “Foremost of Noble Ladies”.  Hatshepsut’s achievements as a powerful queen and then a ruling pharaoh have made her one of the most famous figures in ancient Egypt history.   She was married to her half-brother, Thutmose II .  Hatshepsut became Egypt’s regent, a monarch in all but name. For several years, she ruled the country on behalf of her stepson.  In ancient Egypt, a woman could not become pharaoh, Hatshepsut, as the daughter of one pharaoh and the wife of another, claimed the purest of royal bloodlines and soon declared herself pharaoh. Her mummy was discovered in 1903 in tomb number KV 60 in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.  Don’t miss the journey of the 22 royal mummies in the Pharaohs' Golden Parade on April 3, 2021.

Queen Merit Amun Queen Merit Amun The mummy of Queen Merit Amun, daughter of King Ahmose and Queen Ahmose-Nefertari was discovered in 1930 1930 in tomb number (TT 358) in Deir el-Bahari, west of Luxor, and is ami=ong the royal mummies transferred in a grand parade that the world is waiting for. Don’t miss the journey of the 22 royal mummies in the Pharaohs’ Golden Parade on April 3, 2021.

Queen Ahmose-Nefertari Queen Ahmose "Nefertari" Today, we introduce you to Queen Ahmose-Nefertari. Powerful and influential during her lifetime, she maintained her power during the reign of her son, Amenhotep I ;  mother and son were venerated as a divinized couple by Egyptians, especially in the Necropolis of Deir el-Medina. The mummy of the Queen was discovered in the Deir el-Bahari Cache (TT 320)  in 1881 and is one of the 22 Mummies that will be transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. Stay tuned for the Golden Pharaoh’s Parade on April 3