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It's believed that Ay was Queen Tiye's brother. Ay was an Egyptian courtier active during the reign of pharaoh Akhenaten (Tiye's son) who became pharaoh after the death of Tutankhamun (Tiye's grandson). However, there is no conclusive evidence to confirm or deny this. The connection is based on the fact that both Yuya and Ay came from Akhmim and held the titles 'God's Father' and 'Master of Horses'. A strong physical resemblance has been noted between the mummy of Yuya and surviving statuary depictions of Ay. The mummy of Ay has not been located, so a thorough comparison with Yuya cannot be made.

Ay was the penultimate pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 18th Dynasty. He held the throne of Egypt for a brief four-year period in the late 14th century BC. Prior to his rule, he was a close advisor to two, and perhaps three, other pharaohs of the dynasty. It is theorized that he was the power behind the throne during Tutankhamun's reign.

His prenomen Kheperkheperure means "Everlasting are the Manifestations of Ra," while his nomen Ay it-netjer reads as "Ay, Father of the God."

Records and monuments that can be clearly attributed to Ay are rare, both because his reign was short and because his successor, Horemheb, instigated a campaign of damnatio memoriae against him and the other pharaohs associated with the unpopular Amarna Period.

During his short reign, he built a rock-cut chapel in Akhmim and dedicated it to the local deity Min.

Ay's Great Royal Wife was Tey, who was known to be the wet-nurse to Queen Nefertiti. It is often theorized that he was the father of Nefertiti as a way to explain his title 'God's Father' as it has been argued that the term designates a man whose daughter married the king. However, nowhere are Ay and Tey referred to as the parents of Nefertiti.

Nakhtmin, Ay's chosen successor, was likely his son or grandson. His mother's name was Iuy, a priestess of Min and Isis in Akhmim. She may have been Ay's first wife.

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