Ancient Egyptian Forum • View topic - Is The Infamous "Nefertiti Mummy" really her?

Ankhesenamun3 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:05 pm

I am not sure if they did DNA test on the Tiye mummies hair.But I think I read that they did DNA test on the hair but it was along time ago and I do not remember what book I read it in.Have you ever heard of them DNA testing on the Tiye mummy?? On any other mummy?

Dark_Meryetamun_28 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:17 pm

Not that I know of. But, I've been gone for quite a bit (not my fault) so I might have missed a lot of stuff online.

Ankhesenamun3 · **Posted:** Thu Aug 28, 2003 12:59 pm

I found out that they did not DNA test on the Hair of the Tiye mummy. They first compared the skull of the Tiye mummy to the Tuya mummy who is Tiyes mother. To see if the skulls were simalar enough to be a mother and daughter. The test showed that the two skulls were very simalar which makes the chance better that the mummy is Tiye. Next they tested to see if the hair from Tuts tomb and the hair from the mummy were chemicaly simalar and the test showed they were almost exactly the same. So that is what makes some people believe the elder lady in tomb Kv 55 is Tiye.

PharoahKel · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 5:55 am

I dont think we should dna the mummies if the reason is only to find out who they were, one of the reasons so many of us love egypt is the mystery. if we were meant to know if it was her then there would be a better way

Akhenaten · **Posted:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:08 pm

To Ankhesenamun3,

You said that the mummy suspected of being Queen Tye was in KV55, but no woman mummy was found there. You mean the mummy that is in the same tomb as the "Nefertiti" mummy, right?

Ankhesenamun3 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 30, 2003 11:28 am

Sorry, I was wrong it is KV35. Tiye an the Nefertiti mummy and the young boy were found in the side chamber of Amenhotep II tomb.

Ramses · Joined:Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:03 am Posts:377

Dose anyone have a link that will tell me about what mummy you are talking about?

Neith · **Posted:** Sun Nov 09, 2003 8:23 am

Try to look at Discovery's site:

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