He is believed to be connected to the royal family; he was likely a brother of Queen Tiye (wife of Amenhotep III), the father of Nefertiti (wife of Akhenaten) and a grandfather of Ankhesenamen (wife of Tutankhamen). On inscriptions from the Amarna period Tey is called ``nurse of the Great Royal Wife''. This indicates that even if Ay was Nefertiti's father, as he is usually believed to be, Tey was not her mother; according to this theory she was possibly the second wife of Ay after Nefertiti's mother died.
He is believed to be connected to the royal family; he was likely a brother of Queen Tiye (wife of Amenhotep III), the father of Nefertiti (wife of Akhenaten) and a grandfather of Ankhesenamen (wife of Tutankhamen).
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
believe
believed
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
connect
connected
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
royal
royal
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
likely
likely
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
parataxis
Number=Sing
brother
brother
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Queen
Queen
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Tiye
Tiye
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Amenhotep
Amenhotep
PROPN
NNP
dep
NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card
III
III
NUM
CD
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Nefertiti
Nefertiti
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
grandfather
grandfather
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Ankhesenamen
Ankhesenamen
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Tutankhamen
Tutankhamen
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
On inscriptions from the Amarna period Tey is called ``nurse of the Great Royal Wife''.
case
on
On
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
inscription
inscriptions
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Amarna
Amarna
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
period
period
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Tey
Tey
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
call
called
VERB
VBN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
Number=Sing
nurse
nurse
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
great
Great
ADJ
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Royal
Royal
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Wife'
Wife'
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
This indicates that even if Ay was Nefertiti's father, as he is usually believed to be, Tey was not her mother; according to this theory she was possibly the second wife of Ay after Nefertiti's mother died.
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
This
PRON
DT
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
indicate
indicates
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
ay
Ay
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Nefertiti
Nefertiti
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
advcl
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
usually
usually
ADV
RB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
believe
believed
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Tey
Tey
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
ccomp
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
according
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
theory
theory
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
possibly
possibly
ADV
RB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
parataxis
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
ay
Ay
PROPN
NNP
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Nefertiti
Nefertiti
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.