Juja (Egyptian)

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Juja in hieroglyphics
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Mummy mask of juja
Juja, depicted in his book of the dead - papyrus

Juja was a high-ranking ancient Egyptian official in the 18th Dynasty ( New Kingdom ). He was the father-in-law of King ( Pharaoh ) Amenophis III. from about 1388 to about 1351 BC. Ruled (after Helck 1379-1340, after Krauss 1390-1353 BC).

Family and title

The spelling of his name varies on his monuments, between Jau, Jaa, Yuja, Jay or Iay to name just a few examples. His wife was called Tuja . Her daughter Teje was the " Great Royal Wife " of Amenophis III. and mother of Akhenaten . Aanen , one of his sons, was the "second priest of Amun ". Juja carried a number of important titles , such as "Father of God", "Priest of Min " and "Overseer of the horses", and "Chief of the cattle of Min, the Lord of Achmim". He also carried the high rankings of “member of the elite” ( Iripat ), “foremost in action” ( Hatia ), “royal sealer” and “only friend”. As his titles suggest, he probably came from Akhmim .

Grave complex

Juja and his wife Tuja were buried in a rock grave ( KV46 ) in the Valley of the Kings , a great honor for a middle-class couple. The grave was only partially robbed and was found by James Edward Quibell in 1905 .

It still contained the couple's partly gilded coffins, numerous pieces of furniture, their book of the dead and other important objects from a rich burial of that time. Most of the finds are now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Davis: The Tomb of Iouiya and Touiyou , pp. XIII-XIV
  2. ^ Davis: The Tomb of Iouiya and Touiyou , pp. XXIV-XV
personal data
SURNAME Juja
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Father-in-law of the ancient Egyptian king Amenophis III.
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 14th century BC Chr.