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Ay

Egyptian pharaoh of the late 18th Dynasty (14th century BCE)

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Also known as Aya (II)

Born: 14th century BCE
Died: 14th century BCE
, 1330 BCE
Birthplace: Akhmim
Place of death: Thebes
Citizenship: Ancient Egypt
Occupation: sovereign
Positions held: pharaoh(-1324–-1320)
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1.Stated in The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt
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Spouse: Tey
, Ankhesenamun

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Kheperkheperure Ay, sometimes known as simply Ay, was the penultimate pharaoh of ancient Egypt's 18th Dynasty. He reigned for about four years in the late 14th century BC. Before becoming king, he was a prominent official and close advisor during the late 18th Dynasty. Following Tutankhamun's death, Ay succeeded him as pharaoh. His prenomen Kheperkheperure means "Everlasting are the Manifestations of Ra", while his nomen Ay it-netjer reads as "Ay, Father of the God". His successor, Horemheb, later erased and usurped monuments associated with Ay, part of a campaign of damnatio memoriae against him and the other pharaohs associated with the Amarna Period.

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