436 YuiaYuia See YUYA.
Yuny (fl. 13th century B.C.E.)Aristocratic official of the
Nineteenth Dynasty
Yuny served RAMESSES II(r. 1290–1224 B.C.E.) as the chief
scribe of the court. His tomb at DEIR EL-DURUNKA, south
of ASSIUT, has reliefs that depict Yuny as a hereditary
prince and count in his nome. A life-sized statue of him
was found in his tomb.
Yuti(fl. 14th century B.C.E.)Sculptor of the Eighteenth
Dynasty
Yuti served AKHENATEN(r. 1353–1335 B.C.E.) as one of
the royal sculptors of ’AMARNA, the capital. A panel in the
tomb of Huya, another official of ’Amarna, depicts Yuti
painting a statue of BAKETAMUN, the sister of Akhenaten,
who assumed the name Baketaten while living with her
brother. Yuti is shown painting with his left hand.
Yuya and Thuya (Yuia and Tuiya) (fl. 14th century
B.C.E.)Officials in the Eighteenth Dynasty, the parents of
Queen Tiye
Tiye (1) was the consort of AMENHOTEP III(r. 1391–1353
B.C.E.). Yuya was the Master of Horse for the royal cavalry,
a general officer of chariot units. He and Thuya were not
Egyptians but came from the Hurrian region of modern
Syria. He also served as prophet of the god MINand as a
supervisor of the oxen of Min in AKHMIN. Thuya was the
supervisor of the harem of Mi’am and the harem of AMUN.
She was also the mistress of robes in the temple of Min.
Their tomb was elaborately prepared, and their
mummies were beautifully embalmed. An OSIRIS BEDwas
included in their funerary regalia. This gravesite was in
the VALLEY OF THE KINGS, a unique privilege, and it con-
tained one of the most lavish displays of mortuary fur-
nishings ever uncovered. Both beautifully embalmed
mummies were in gilded frameworks. Yuya was called
“the god’s father,” a court title of respect.