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1340s BC

Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC

Decades: 1390s BC 1380s BC 1370s BC 1360s BC 1350s BC - 1340s BC - 1330s BC 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC

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Nefertiti either dies or is quietly replaced as Egyptian queen in 1340.

Significant People

Death of Tiy, Chief Queen of Amenhotep III and matriarch of the Amarna family

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