Ay (pharaoh)

GPTKB entity

Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkbp:burialPlace WV23 (West Valley of the Kings)
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:18th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:father Yuya (disputed)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ay (pharaoh)
gptkbp:mother Tjuyu (disputed)
gptkbp:notableEvent Associated with the restoration of traditional Egyptian religion after Akhenaten
Married Tutankhamun's widow Ankhesenamun (disputed)
His name was later erased from some king lists
His tomb was unfinished at his death
May have been a commoner who rose to power
Portrayed as an elderly man in tomb art
Ruled during the late Amarna Period
Succeeded Tutankhamun after his death
gptkbp:possible_spouse gptkb:Ankhesenamun
gptkbp:possibleRelation Mutbenret (possible father)
Nefertiti (possible father or relative)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Tutankhamun
gptkbp:reign c. 1323–1319 BC
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Tey
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Horemheb
gptkbp:title gptkb:God's_Father
Ottoman statesman
Overseer of Horses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ay_(Egyptian_official)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7