Queen-Mother Tuya
Titles:
Hereditary Princess (iryt-p`t)
Great one of the hetes-sceptre (wrt-hetes),
Great one of the harem of Amen (wrt-khnrt-n-imnw),
King’s Mother (mwt-niswt) or Mother of the King of S&N Egypt
Great King’s Wife, his beloved (hmt-niswt-wrt meryt.f),
Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt (hnwt-Shm’w -mhw)
The God's Wife (hmt-ntr)
Queen Mother who bore the Strong Bull
All the quotes below are taken directly from:
Kitchen, K.A., Rammeside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated,
Translations, Volume II, Blackwell Publishers, 1996
Sometimes part of the text was omitted and for any further information
one should of course consult above mentioned publication.
Vatican Museum Statue of Mut-Tuy.
1. Statue, Vatican Museum no. 28 with figure of
Hentmire.
On pillar: Mother of the King of
S&N Egypt, Queen Mother of the King of S&N Egypt (even of) the
Horus-Falcon, Strong Bull, Lord of Both Lands, Usermaatre Setepenre,
Lord of Crowns,
Ramesses II, given life like Re; The God's Wife and Great Royal Wife,
Lady
of Both Lands, Tuya, may she
live.
On the crown: Tuya
On the left side (Princess wearing a ureaus) King's Daughter,
King's Wife, Henutmire,
may she live.
2. Statue and base block, Tanis from Pi-Ramesse.
A. Middle part of statue: Queen Mother who bore the
Strong Bull, Usermaatre Setepenre,
son of Re
i. Dorsal piller center: Hereditary Princess,
Rich [in favours,...], Queen Mother, Lady of [...], God's Wife and
Great Royal Wife [,...].
ii. Dorsal pillar side-lines: Great Royal wife, his
beloved [...], God's Wife and Great Royal Wife, [...]
iii, Throne, left side: Hereditary Princess,
Chief of the Harim, greatly favoured, God's Wife and Queen Mother
[,...],Great Royal Wife, his beloved [...]
B. Base blocks. Cartouches of
Ramesses II, then: Tuya,
may she
live.
3. Abydos
A. Fragments of Limestone statue
i. At foot: [..]
Great [Royal Wife], his beloved, Tuya
ii. Fragment:
Ramesses II
iii. Dorsal Pillar: [...] wielding the
sistrum, [...] propitiating Amun with [every good] thing, [...], Great
Royal Wife, [...]
B. In text at Ramesses II's temple:
Room III,
S & N walls.
King as Son of Tuya: Words spoken by King Usermaatre Setepenre, given Life,
Son of Re, Ramesses II, the
Horus-Falcon, <strong> bull, beloved of Maat, born of the
Queen-Mother Tuya, may she
live,...
4. The Ramesseum:
A. Titles on broken colossus: [...] Great [Royal
Wife], his beloved, Tuya,
may
she live. [...], Lady of Both Lands, [Tuya,...].
[... Tu]ya, wife (?), may she
live.
B. Scene in Temple; Main (central)
doorway into the Great hypostyle Hall, S. Side, Inner (W) Face: Royal Mother, Great
Royal Wife, Mut-Tuya,
who plays sistra for her father, that she may attain Ôgiven life'
forever.
5. Statue, Medinet Habu from the Ramesseum.
i. Dorsal Pillar, Right Half: Hereditary Princess,
greatly
favoured, Queen Mother of the King of S&N Egypt, Usermaatre Setepenre, Son of Re, Ramesses II, Mistress of South and
North,
possessing grace, [sweet of] love, [...],Queen-Mother Tuya, may she live, [Queen-Mother]
of
Horus, the one who bore her son for Re, [...] God's Wife and
Queen-Mother Tuya, may she be
healthy.
ii. Dorsal Pillar, Right Half: Hereditary Princess,
Chief of the Harim, Queen Mother of the King of S&N Egypt, [Usermaatre Setepenre], Son of [Re, Ram]esses II, Mistress of all lands
of/for [...],God's Wife and Queen-Mother Tuya,
may she be stable, [... all lost except...]
for the God's Wife and Queen-Mother Tuya,
forever.
iii. Throne, left side: Hereditary Princess,
Chief of the Harim, Mistress of [all] wo[men,...], Chief of the Harim
of Amun, Sistrum-player [of Mut, ...] of Nebt-hetepet, [...], Rattle
player of Hathor, [who adores] Re-Horakhti and propitiates Atum, God's
Wife and Queen-Mother Tuya,
may she live [...].
iv. Throne, right side [ ...3 lines lost ...] [...] She who sees
Seth, [...],God's Wife and Queen-Mother Tuya,
[...].
The inscription wasa recorded by Lepsius
page 148
6. Deir el-Medina, Sandstone Lintel
"Fragment with cartouches of Ramesses II
and " Tuya
7. Jar-Docket: Tomb Valley of the Queens.
Year 22: Wine, [...] of the Great Vineyard
of A[...
of the ] King of S&N Egypt, Usermaatre
Setepenre, L.P.H., in the Estate of Amun, [...]
Canopic lid depicting
Queen-Mother Mut-Tuya
8. Jamb (Vienna Inv. 5091)
Ramesses followed by Tuya, making
Offering to
Osiris.
i. Osiris:
Osiris, Lord of Ro-Setjau, great god, Lord of heaven
ii. Sun Disc: The Behdedite
iii. King: Lord of Both Lands, Usermaatre Setepenre, Lord of
Crowns, Ramesses II Meriamun,
God, Ruler
of Heliopolis.
iv. Queen: Lady of Both Lands, Tuya.
Link to Global
Egyptian Museum page. Quote:
Relief depicting Ramesses II with his mother. They are
both bearing offerings to Osiris who is seated on a throne on the left.
Only one arm and both legs of the god have been preserved. Ramesses is
wearing the blue crown, a short kilt with bead pendants and a long
garment reaching his ankles. In his hands, held up in a gesture of
adoration, Ramesses is holding an incense burner and a washing basin.
Between him and Osiris is an offering stand with a wash basin and a
large lotus flower on it. Tuya is wearing the vulture head-dress
and a long flowing garment. In her hands she is holding a hes-vase and
a
sistrum.
9. Minor Objects
i. Paint Grinder (BM 5547) Tuya
ii. Plaque (BM 24195) The God's Mother Tuya
iii. Scarab (UCL) Tuya
10. Ramesseum, Fragments at Medinet Habu, Etc;
A. Fragments of N. Side-Chapel of Queen
Mother Tuya
i. Doorjamb Dedication: [... Ramesses II etc]. He [has made] this
monument for his mother, The God's Wife, Royal Mother, Tuya, justified.
ii. Ceiling Dedication: Horus-Falcon, Strong
Bull, beloved of Maat; [Nebty-Ruler and Golden Horus names]; King of
S&N
Egypt, Usermaatre Setepenre,
Son of Re, Ramesses II. He has
made
his monument for his mother, the Royal Mother, Tuya, the making for her of a temple
[...]
iii. Hathor Capital: Tuya; Ramesses II
iv. Block with Queen-Mother Tuya's Parents:
a. First Woman: T[...]
b. Over Man: Father of
the Queen Mother, Raia,
Lieutenant of
Chariotry.
c. 2nd woman:
Mother of the Queen-Mother, Ruia.
d. Doorway: Usermaatre Setepenre, the Good god,
Lord of Both Lands, Usermaatre Setepenre.
B. Scenes of the Divine Birth of the
Pharaoh
1. Amun and the Theban Conclave of Gods [Amun
with Nut, Osiris and Isis Ð rest lost]
2. Amun and Queen Tuya sit together:
i. Marginal Lines at Left:
[...] the God's Mother, Mut-<Tu>ya.
[...] the Queen-Mother Tuya.
ii. Amun's Speech ...
How
joyful is the dew, the scent of God's Land, the odor of Punt, See (I)
establish my Son as King, etc....
3. Fragment of Text: [...Amen]-Re Ka[mephis?
...];
Lady of Both Lands, Mut-<Tu>ya,
[...], amy she live, be young and be healthy [...]lie Re forever.
4. Squatting figure and Marginal text: [...] Ramesses II, the Queen-Mother Mut-[<Tu>ya]....
5. Theban Conclave seated: Nut, Osiris, Isis, the
Ombite, Nephtys, [rest lost]
6. Speech by Seshat <text
omitted>
7. Fragment: Queen with Hathor
i. Hathor: Words spoken
by the Lady of Dendera [...] rattle and sistrum.
ii. Queen: Great Royal
Wife, Mut-[<Tu>ya]
8. Two scenes: Amun King and Hathor, and another Deity. <text omitted>
9. Amun and the Theban Triad <text
omitted>
10 Goddess in Lower-Egyptian Crown. <text omitted>
11. Great Temple Facade in Abu Simbel
King's Mother
(mut-nesu), God's Wife (hmt-netjer) Mut-Tuya (Mut-Tui)
A. South of Doorway,
Fallen Colossus: Depicts Hereditary
Prince, Royal Scribe, general, King's Son, Prince Amenhorkhopshef, and Queen-Mother
and
God's Wife, Mut-Tuya.
B. Northernmost Colossus:Depicts Bodily King's
Daughter, his beloved, Merytamun,
Bodily King's Daughter, Nefertari,
and Queen-Mother and God's Wife, Mut-Tuya,.
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