| Tiye | |
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| Queen consort of Egypt | |
A Queen from the time of Ramesses III |
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| Full name | Tiye |
| Consort | Pharaoh Ramesses III |
| Dynasty | 20th Dynasty of Egypt |
| Children | Pentawer |
| Religious beliefs | Ancient Egyptian religion |
| Tije in hieroglyphs |
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Tiye was an Ancient Egyptian queen of the twentieth dynasty; a secondary wife of Ramesses III, against whom she instigated a conspiracy[1].
Tiye is known from the Judicial Papyrus of Turin, which recorded that there was a conspiracy against Ramesses, in which several people in high positions in the pharaoh's government were involved. The conspirators wanted to kill the king and place Tiye's son Pentawer on the throne, instead of the appointed heir, who was the son of the chief wife, Iset Ta-Hemdjert.[2]. The conspirators were caught, brought to trial, and several of them, including Pentawer, were forced to commit suicide. It is not known what happened to Tiye. It is also unknown whether Ramesses III fell victim to the conspiracy or died of other causes, but his successor was his appointed heir, Ramesses IV.[3]