Mutemwiya

Mutemwiya
Mutemwiya in relief at a Luxor temple
TitleKing's mother
SpouseThutmose IV
ChildrenAmenhotep III
RelativesAkhenaten (grandson)
Statue of a sacred boat dedicated to Mutemwiya, circa 1400 BC, black granite from the Temple of Karnak, on display at the British Museum

Mutemwiya (also written as Mutemwia, Mutemuya or Mutemweya) was a minor wife of the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose IV, and the mother of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. Mutemwiya's name means "Mut in the divine barque".[1] While unconfirmed, it has been suggested that she acted as regent during the minority of her son Amenhotep III. [2]

  1. ^ Ranke, Hermann (1935). Die Ägyptischen Personennamen, Bd. 1: Verzeichnis der Namen. Glückstadt: J.J. Augustin. p. 147.
  2. ^ Barbara Watterson: Amarna: Ancient Egypt's Age of Revolution. 2002