abstract:Kiya was one of the wives of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. Little is known about her, and her actions and roles are poorly documented in the historical record, in contrast to those of Akhenaten's first (and chief) royal wife, Nefertiti.
Historyrecordsthat Akhenatenmarried both the famousNefertiti (above) andawomannamedKiya (nextphoto), butneitherof these two women was ever said to be his sister.
