The Ancient Near Eastern Chronology Forum - re: European King Tutankhaten

Off-topic: I have made a claim with Tut that he appears in Greek Mythology. The son of the sun(Aten). The son of Tithonus(Tutankh). He falls off his chariot and drowns in the Nile. He's mourned by his [Amarna] sisters [Heliades]. He's Phaethon in Greek Mythology.

re: European King Tutankhaten — Marianne Luban, Wed Nov 22 07:51

Tory: "The maternal DNA, not the Y-DNA, establishes that Tut was related to the members of Akhenaton's family." Well, no--it was autosomal DNA that connected Tut to the rest of his family. Autosomal... more
- re: European King Tutankhaten — Tory, Sat Nov 25 23:05
  
  R1b1a2 cannot possibly be the Y-DNA of Amenhotep IV, III, and the rest of the male line back to the Theban dynasty founder. This Y-haplogroup is virtually non-existent in Egypt and everywhere else in ... more
- - re: European King Tutankhaten — Marianne Luban, Tue Nov 28 15:59
    
    Tory: "R1b1a2 cannot possibly be the Y-DNA of Amenhotep IV, III, and the rest of the male line back to the Theban dynasty founder. This Y-haplogroup is virtually non-existent in Egypt and everywhere... more
  - - re: European King Tutankhaten — Tory, Wed Nov 29 03:17
      
      Tut does not just have one grandfather. Every human being as two grandfathers, a paternal and a maternal one. The autosomal DNA results make Amenhotep III the maternal grandfather of Tut, not his... more
    - - re: European King Tutankhaten — Marianne Luban, Fri Dec 1 07:54
        
        And, by the way, just go here and you'll find an entire chart of where the haplogroup in question can be found in Africa and to what degree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haplogroup_R1b
      - re: European King Tutankhaten — Marianne Luban, Wed Dec 6 12:04
        
        You know, though, I think the 18th Dynasty royals have some unknown story connected to their DNA and, if someone had time and the right program, they might be able to figure out what the story was. I ... more
      - re: European King Tutankhaten — Marianne Luban, Fri Dec 1 07:40
        
        Tory: "Tut does not just have one grandfather. Every human being as two grandfathers, a paternal and a maternal one. The autosomal DNA results make Amenhotep III the maternal grandfather of Tut, not... more
- re: European King Tutankhaten — Rich McQuillen, Wed Nov 22 10:47

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