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title: Queen Tuya
author: John Tuttle
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7375/queen-tuya/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Queen Tuya

_Authored by [John Tuttle](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jptuttleb9/)_

## Image File

[![Queen Tuya](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7375.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7375.jpg)

## Image Caption

Granite statue of [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) Queen Tuya. 19th Dynasty, during the reign of [Pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) Ramses II, 1279-1213 BCE. Ramses II dedicated the statue to his mother, Tuya. The statue was discovered in 1714 CE in the Vigna Verospi (Horti Sallustiani) in [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). (Vatican Museums, Rome

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## About the Author

John Tuttle is a Catholic man working as a freelance writer, photographer, and history enthusiast. Based out of Illinois, he has been published on Ancient Origins, ZME Science, and War History Online.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Tuttle, J. (2017, October 06). Queen Tuya. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7375/queen-tuya/>
### Chicago
Tuttle, John. "Queen Tuya." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 06, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7375/queen-tuya/>.
### MLA
Tuttle, John. "Queen Tuya." *World History Encyclopedia*, 06 Oct 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7375/queen-tuya/>.

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