Tjuroy was an official in the court of  'Ahmose I (1550-1525 B.C.) during the 18th dynasty, and probably Amenhotep I as well. Tjuroy was the son of 'Ahmose-Sitayet, the viceroy of Nubia. An hereditary nobleman, he inherited his fathers titles and the office of regulating the affairs of the lands below the cataracts..