Tia (princess)
Tia | |
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King's Daughter Singer of Hathor, Singer of Re of Heliopolis, Singer of Amun-great-in-his-glory | |
19th of Egypt | |
Father | Seti I |
Mother | Tuya |
Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Tia or Tiya was an ancient Egyptian princess during the 19th Dynasty.
Family
Tia was the daughter of
Tia was married to an official who was also called Tia. The couple had two daughters, Mutmetjennefer and another, whose name did not survive. They were depicted in their parents' tomb in Saqqara.[2]
Life
She was born in the reign of Horemheb into a non-royal family, before her grandfather Paramessu (later Ramesses I) ascended to the throne. It is possible she was named after her grandmother, who is known as Sitre, but could be identical with a woman named Tia, who was named as Seti's mother.[3] Her only known sibling is Pharaoh Ramesses II; a younger princess called Henutmire was either her sister or her niece.[4][5]
Since she was not born as a princess, she is one of the few princesses during Egypt's history, who married outside the royal family. Her husband, a royal scribe, was also called Tia and was the son of a high-ranking official called Amonwahsu.
Tia and Tia are depicted on a stone block, together with Queen Tuya (this is now on display at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto). Another stone block, now in Chicago, shows Tia (the husband) with his father Amonwahsu, Pharaoh Seti I, and Ramesses II as crown-prince.
Death and burial
The couple Tia and Tia were buried in Saqqara. The tomb was built close to that of Horemheb, and was excavated by Geoffrey T. Martin.[8]
References
- ^ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004), p.164
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.172
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, pp.161-162
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.164
- ^ a b c Tyldesley
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.170
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.175
- ^ Tomb of Tia and Tia Archived 2017-01-04 at the Wayback Machine From Saqqara Online