Family
Ay is believed to be the son of Yuya and Thuya, and therefore a brother of Queen Tiye, wife of Amenhotep III, and the Prophet of Amun, Anen. Hence, he would be the uncle of pharoaohs Akhenaten and Smenkhkare. His assumed wife was Iuy, mother of Nakhtmin, chosen successor of Ay. His Great Royal Wife was Tey, Wet Nurse to Queen Nefertiti.
Ay is believed to be the father of Queen Nefertiti, wife of Akhenaten, and Mutbenret or Mutnodjmet depending on how the name is read, Mutnodjmet being the wife of Horemheb. Their mother is plausibly the "Adoratrix of Min, Songstress of Isis" Iuy, who is known to be the mother of Nakhtmin, Ay's chosen successor, and presumed son. Therefore, he is believed to be the grandfather of Queen Meritaten, Meketaten, Queen Ankhesenamun, Neferneferuaten Tasherit, Neferneferure and Setepenre.
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