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The identification of the mummy of the "elder lady" in the tomb of Amenhotep II as Queen Tiye.

Harris, J E; Wente, E F; Cox, C F; El Nawaway, I; Kowalski, C J; Storey, A T; Russell, W R; Ponitz, P V; Walker, G F.

Del Med J ; 51(2): 89-93, 1979 Feb.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-369898

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Mummies , Anthropometry , Egypt, Ancient , History, Ancient

Mummy of the "Elder Lady" in the tomb of Amenhotep II: Egyptian museum catalog number 61070.

Harris, J E; Wente, E F; Cox, C F; Nawaway, I E; Kowalski, C J; Storey, A T; Russell, W R; Ponitz, P V; Walker, G F.

Science ; 200(4346): 1149-51, 1978 Jun 09.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-349693

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An unidentified female mummy found in a cache of great kings and queens in 1898 in the Valley of the Kings was examined from the viewpoint of Egyptology, x-ray cephalometry, biostatistics, and biochemistry. The result was the identification of Queen Tiye, of the Eighteenth Dynasty, wife of Amenhotep III and mother of Akhenaton.

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Mummies , Cephalometry , Egypt, Ancient , Electron Probe Microanalysis , Female , Hair/analysis , History, Ancient , Humans , Middle Aged , Radiography , Skull/diagnostic imaging

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