| Huya | |
|---|---|
| Steward of Queen Tiye | |
| Dynasty | 18th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Akhenaten |
| Mother | Tuy |
| Wife | Wenher |
| Burial | Amarna Tomb 1 |
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| Huya[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||
Huya (Ancient Egyptian: ḥi.ꜣ)[2] was an Egyptian noble living around 1350 BC. He was the "Superintendent of the Royal Harem", "Superintendent of the Treasury" and "Superintendent of the House", all titles that are associated with Queen Tiye, mother of Akhenaten.
He had a tomb constructed in the Northern cemetery at Amarna, although his remains have never been identified. His tomb contained a large amount of material about the royal family and the Aten cult, including a Hymn to the Aten.[1][3]
- ^ a b N. de G. Davies, The rock tombs of El-Amarna, Parts III and IV, 1905 (Reprinted 2004), The Egypt Exploration Society, ISBN 0-85698-160-5
- ^ Ranke, Hermann (1935). Die Ägyptischen Personennamen, Bd. 1: Verzeichnis der Namen (PDF). Glückstadt: J.J. Augustin. p. 233. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Michael Rice, Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge 2001, ISBN 0-415-15448-0, p.73