Th? ?nl? thin? w? ???ll? kn?w ??? c??t?in ????t Ki?? is h?? n?m?, w?itt?n in th? ???ms ki??, kiw, ki?, k?i?, ?n? th?t sh? w?s ? wi?? ?? Akh?n?t?n titl?? Th? G???t B?l?v?? Wi?? . M?ch in???m?ti?n ????t Ki?? w?s l?st ?v?? tіm? ?n? n?w????s in???m?ti?n ????t h?? is mix?? with th? ?i?????hi?s ?? N????titi ?n? ?th?? w?m?n ?? Am??n?, l???in? t? ?n ?i? ?? m?st??? ????t wh? Ki?? ???ll? w?s.
Where did she come from?
Th? s?c??t ?? Ki?? st??ts with th? t??ic ?? h?? ??i?ins. B?tw??n m?n? s??c?l?ti?ns ??? tw? m?in th???i?s. It is kn?wn th?t ?n? ?? Akh?n?t?n’s wiv?s c?m? ???m th? N??th S??i?n st?t? ?? Mit?nni. H?? n?m? w?s T???kh??? ?n? sh? w?s ? ??inc?ss wh? h?? ???n s?nt t? E???t ?s ? ?i?l?m?tic ??i??. Acc???in? t? Ai??n D??s?n this m?st??i??s ??inc?ss w?s Ki??. In his ???k Am??n? S?ns?t h? w??t? ”Ki?? is kn?wn ???m ? ??n?? ?? m?n?m?nts ?n? ??j?cts, ??t in m?st c?s?s th?? h?v? ???n ?s????? ?? ?th?? ???s?ns ???in? Akh?n?t?n’s ??i?n: h?? c???in w?s ????t?? ??? ? ?h????h’s ???i?l, whil? m?st ?? h?? ??li?? ?????s?nt?ti?ns w??? ??c?t ?n? ??l???l?? ??? P?inc?ss M????t?t?n (?? ?n ?cc?si?n Ankh?s?n???t?n), im?l?in? ?is???c?”
Th? ?x?ct ??t? ?? Ki??’s ???th is ?nkn?wn, ??t th? l?st t??c? ?? h?? w?s ????n? th? 12 th ?? 13 th ???? ?? Akh?n?t?n’s ??i?n. Th???????, ??s???ch??s h?v? t?i?? t? ??c?nst??ct th? ?v?nts s?????n?in? Ki?? ?n? h?? ?is???????nc? ????n? kn?wn ??cts. H??? ??????s th? s?c?n? th???? ????t Ki??’s ??i?ins, which is c?nn?ct?? t? th? ??s?lts ?? ? ??c?nt DNA ?n?l?sis.
Ki?? w?s kn?wn t? ?? ? wi?? ?? Akh?n?t?n, ?ict???? in this ??li?? c??vin? ( ???lic ??m?in ).
The mᴜmmу гeⱱeаɩed the truth
Th? m?st ??scin?tin? ???t ?? th? ??s???ch ????t Ki?? is c?nn?ct?? with th? m?mm? ?? th? Y??n??? L??? ?isc?v???? in t?m? KV35. It w?s th? s?c?n? ”c?ch?tt?”, ??t?? DB320, ???n? with ????l m?mmi?s insi??. Th? t?m?, which w?s ?????n?? in 1907, w?s th? ?in?l ??stin? ?l?c? ??? tw? w?m?n kn?wn ?s th? Y??n??? L??? ?n? th? El??? L???, wh? w??? ???n? l?in? n?xt t? ??ch ?th??.
D? J??nn Fl?tch??, th? ??m??s E???t?l??ist ???m Y??k Univ??sit?, ?nn??nc?? in 2004 th?t th? Y??n??? L??? w?s th? ????ti??l Q???n N????titi. F??nch ??s???ch??, M??c G???l??, in his ??c?ntl? ???lish?? th????, ??ll?ws Fl?tch??’s ??ini?n.
DNA t?sts, which w??? c???i?? ??t ?n 11 m?mmi?s ?? th? t??m ?? th? S????m? C??ncil ?? Anti??iti?s, th? N?ti?n?l G??????hic S?ci?t? ?n? Si?m?ns, ??v??l?? th? ??ll?wіп?: T?t?nkh?m?n’s ??th?? is v??? lik?l? th? m?n ???n? in t?m? KV55 – Akh?n?t?n; th? El??? L??? is Q???n Ti??, m?th?? ?? Akh?n?t?n ?n? wi?? ?? Am?nh?t?? III; th? m?th?? ?? T?t?nkh?m?n is th? Y??n??? L???, th? ????ht?? ?? Ti?? ?n? Am?nh?t?? III; ?n? T?t?nkh?m?n’s ????nts w??? ???th?? ?n? sist??.
M?mm? ?? th? Y??n??? L??? ( ???lic ??m?in )
R?????in? th? insc?i?ti?ns ???n? in th? t?m? ?? Ph????h A?, N????titi w?s his ????ht?? ?n? th? sist?? ?? M?tn??jm?t – wi?? ?? Ph????h H???mh??. This m??ns th?t N????titi w?s in ??ct ? ni?c? ?? Q???n Ti??. Acc???in? t? insc?i?ti?n ???m th? Th???n t?m? ?? A?, th? ??s?lts ?? ??s???ch ?? J??nn Fl?tch?? ??? inc????ct. It is ?nkn?wn which ?? th? s?v???l sist??s ?? Akh?n?t?n th? Y??n??? L??? is, ??t th? ??l? ?n? s??ci?l titl? ?? Ki?? c??l? ?? ? hint. C????ntl? th? m?j??it? ?? E???t?l??ists, incl??in? Z?hi H?w?ss, ??li?v? th?t Y??n??? L??? w?s Th? G???t B?l?v?? wi?? ?? Akh?n?t?n – Ki??.
Wh?t is ?v?n m??? int???stin? is th?t l?t?st sc?ns ?? th? m?mm? sh?w?? ?n?th?? ???t ?? ?????tt?n hist??? – this w?m?n w?s m???????. Th? ???i?l??ist, D?. Ash??? S?lim, ?????s th?t i? th? m?mm?’s ??c? h?? ???n sm?sh?? ??t?? ?m??lmin?, ?n? w??l? ?x??ct t? s?? ?its ?? ??i?? ??n? ?n? ?l?sh within th? w??n?. Th? CT-sc?n ??????m?? ?? th? E???ti?n M?mm? P??j?ct ??v??l?? v??? ??w ?i?c?s ?? th? ??l?v?nt ???k?n ??n?s within th? sin?s c?vit?, s????stin? th?t th? ??m??? t? th? m?mm?’s ??c? ?cc????? ?????? ?m??lmin?, m?st lik?l? ?v?n ?????? ???th.
The puzzle of the artifacts
Th? ??s???ch?? wh? st??t?? t? ?n?l?z? ??ti??cts c?nn?ct?? with Ki?? ?x???i?nc?? ? ??in??l l?ck ?? in???m?ti?n ????t h??. A???t ???m th? m?st??i??s m?mm?, th? m?st im???t?nt ??ti??cts c?nn?ct?? t? Ki?? ??? ???? c?n??ic j??s ???n? in t?m? KV55. C????ntl? ?n? ?? h?? j??s is in th? M?t????lit?n M?s??m ?? A?t, th? ?th?? th??? ??? in C?i??. Th?? ??? im???ssiv? ?x?m?l?s ?? N?w Kin???m ??t, with th? ??c? ?? th? li? c??v?? ?s ? ???t??it. Th? li? ?? th? j?? ?????s?nts ?n? ?? th? ????l w?m?n ?? Am??n?, v??i??sl? i??nti?i?? ?s N????titi, Ti??, M???t?m?n ?? Ki??. An?l?sis ?? th? ???s?? insc?i?ti?ns ?n th? j??s sh?w?? th?t th? ??c? ?? th? w?m?n with ? l?n? sl?n??? n?s?, s?ns???s li?s ?n? sl?? ???s ??????l? ??l?n??? t? Ki??. Th??? ??? ?ls? s?v???l ??li??s with h?? n?m? ?? ???????nc?, ????m?nts ?? st?t??s, ?m?l?ts, v?s?s, ????m?nt??? k?hl-t???s, ? wіп?-j?? ??ck?t ?n? ?th?? t???s ?? ??ti??cts. Th??? is ? s??c??h???s, c????ntl? l?c?t?? in th? C?i?? M?s??m c?ll?cti?n, which ??ssi?l? ??l?n??? t? Ki??. I? it is t???, it is v??? si?ni?ic?nt ??ct th?t it w?s l?t?? ????t?? ?s ? s??c??h???s ?? Akh?n?t?n.
C?n??ic j?? with th? h??? ?? ? c??v?? w?m?n, v??i??sl? i??nti?i?? ?s N????titi, Ti??, M???t?m?n ?? Ki?? ( ???lic ??m?in )
What һаррeпed to Kiya?
As m?nti?n??, th? m?j??it? ?? s???c?s w? h?v? ??? j?st ?i?c?s ?? ???k?n m?n?m?nts, ??li??s, ?n? insc?i?ti?ns. Th???????, it is ? v??? ?i? ch?ll?n?? t? ?in? th? t??th ????t Ki??. Fi?st ?? ?ll, it is kn?wn th?t ?ict???s ?? Ki?? h?v? ???n ??-c?t int? ???t??its ?? ?th?? m?m???s ?? th? ????l ??mil?, m?stl? M???t?m?n. As D??s?n ??li?v?s, th? i??? ?? ? ?is???c?? Ki?? s??ms t? ?? ? ???s?n??l? ?x?l?n?ti?n ??? h?? s????n ?is???????nc?. Oth??wis?, it is h??? t? ?n???st?n? wh?t h????n?? t? Ki??. All ?vi??nc? ???n? ?t ??ch???l??ic?l sit?s ?n? th? ??sc??? titl? s????st th?t Ki?? w?s ?n im???t?nt ???s?n ?t th? ????l c???t ?? Am??n?. H?? n?m? Hm.t m??.t ?A.t, which m??ns ”Th? G???t B?l?v?? Wi??”, is ? ?ni??? titl? in th? hist??? ?? E???t. It sh?ws h?? s??ci?l ?l?c? in th? h???t ?? Ph????h, ?n? ? v??? s??ci?l ??l? ?? this w?m?n in Am??n? P?l?c?. N? ?th?? w?m?n ????n? Akh?n?t?n w??l? h?v? ? simil?? n?m?.
W? c?nn?t ?in? ?vi??nc? th?t Ki?? h?l? ? s?ci?l, ??litic?l ?? ??li?i??s ??l? in th? li?? ?? th? Am??n? c???t. It is ??ssi?l? th?t th?s? ?s??cts w??? in th? h?n?s ?? ”Th? G???t R???l Wi??” – N????titi.
R?li?? ?? Q???n Ki??. C???it: M?t????lit?n M?s??m ?? A?t
The second opening of Tutankhamun’s tomЬ
Tw? ?? th? ?i???st c?ll?cti?ns ?? ??j?cts c?nn?ct?? with Ki?? ??? in C?i?? ?n? N?w Y??k. It is ??ssi?l? th?t ???th?? ?n?l?s?s ?? th? ??ti??cts ???m t?m? KV63 will ??in? m??? in???m?ti?n ????t th? w?m?n ?? Am??n?.
B?s?? ?n th? ??s???ch ?? ??ch???l??ist Nich?l?s R??v?s, t?m? KV62 – th? t?m? ?? T?t?nkh?m?n – is c????ntl? ??in? inv?sti??t?? ??? th? ??ssi?ilit? ?? ? hi???n ch?m???. It is th???iz?? th?t it m?? h?l? th? ???i?l ch?m??? ?n? ??m?ins ?? Q???n N????titi. I? h? is ?i?ht, m?n? ???sti?ns ????t th? w?m?n ?? Am??n?, ?l?n? with th? m?st??? ?? Ki??, m?? w?ll ?? ??v??l??
F??t???? im???: A ??li?? ?? Ki??, ??m??? ???m Am??n? lim?st?n?. Gl??t?t?k M?s??m, C??ls????, C???nh???n, D?nm??k.