Thuya

Thuya (sometimes transliterated as Touiyou, Thuiu, Tuya, Tjuyu or Thuyu) was an Egyptian noblewoman and the mother of queen Tiye, and the wife of Yuya. She is the grandmother of Akhenaten, and great grandmother of Tutankhamun.

For the genus of coniferous trees, see Thuja. For the decorative burled wood from the western Mediterranean region, see Tetraclinis.
Thuya
Gilded cartonnage mask of Thuya in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Other namesThuyu, Tjuyu
SpouseYuya
ChildrenTiye and Anen, possibly Ay
RelativesAkhenaten (grandson)
Thuya
in hieroglyphs
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