Maia (nurse)
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Maia in hieroglyphs | ||||
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Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||
Maia was the
Biography
Maia bears the titles "wet nurse of the king", "educator of the god's body" and "great one of the harem". Her origin and relatives are not known. Apart from Tutankhamun, the Overseer of the Magazine Rahotep, the High Priest of Thoth, and scribes named Tetinefer and Ahmose are mentioned in inscriptions. Due to the close resemblance of Maia with Tutankhamun's sister Meritaten, it was suggested that the two are identical.[3]
The tomb
Maia's tomb was discovered in 1996 by the French
In 2001, the team started to explore the tomb's first lower level, which also contained large amounts of cat mummies beside human mummies,
The second lower level was explored in autumn 2002. It is smaller than the previous levels and has not been reused.[2]
In December 2015 the tomb was opened for the public.[11]
References
- ^ a b Zivie, A. (1998). "La nourrice royale Maïa et ses voisins: cinq tombeaux du Nouvel Empire récemment découverts à Saqqara". Comptes rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. Année 1998 (Janvier−Mars): 33–54.
- ^ ISBN 9789774248580.)
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- ^ Zivieː La tombe de Maïa, 34, pl. 22-23, 57-60
- ^ Zivieː La tombe de Maïa, 44-49, pl. 28, 68-71
- ^ Zivieː La tombe de Maïa, 50-52, pls. 29, 72-73
- ^ Zivieː La tombe de Maïa, 68-73, pls. 38-41, 83-88
- ISBN 9782913805026.)
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- ^ El-Aref, N. (2015). "Tomb of Tutankhamun's wet nurse in Egypt's Saqqara opened to public". Ahram Online.
External links
- National Geographic: King Tut’s Wet Nurse (Video)
- "Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's wet nurse might have been his sister". The Guardian. 2015.