Tombs Of The Valley Of The Kings
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| Lower Egypt / Middle Egypt Upper Egypt / Nubia | ||
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| 25 44 '27 "North 32 36 '08 "East / 25.7408, 32.6022 | ||
It's in the valley of kings lie the tombs of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom , from Thutmose I. to Ramesses XI. These tombs represent the eternal home of the pharaohs are buried there. These tombs are not only dedicated to the kings of ancient Egypt , but also queens (see also Valley of the Queens ), princes and dignitaries (nobles, artisans, see also Valley of the nobles ). However the architecture of these tombs depended heavily on seniority of the deceased, at the highest level with the tombs of pharaohs.
The common architecture of these tombs is the following. Admission is characterized by a main door opening onto a long sloping corridor, composed of twelve doorways, symbolizing a corridor cutting into twelve sections corresponding to the twelve hours of the night. Each section is decorated with different themes from the Book of Amduat describing the journey of the sun god in the realm of the dead to revive the beginning of each day. The end of this corridor leads to a hallway giving access to various rooms contained in the tomb. The sarcophagus Royal, containing the mummy Royal is located in the rearmost room, also decorated with narratives of the Book of Amduat.
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Tombs
The various tombs in the Valley of the Kings are numbered according to convention Map of the tombs List of major tombs in the Valley of the Kings, some graves are not yet identified or even searched: List of graves
Name Recipient (s) Note KV1 Ramses VII KV2 Ramses IV KV3 unnamed son Ramses III KV4 Ramses XI KV5 Children of Ramses II Tomb recently rediscovered some of the children of Ramses II. With one hundred to twenty rooms and a known excavation work still underway, it is probably the largest tomb in the Valley. KV6 Ramesses IX KV7 Ramses II KV8 Merneptah KV9 Ramses V and Ramses VI KV10 Amenmes KV11 Ramses III Also known by the name of Bruce's Tomb or The Harper's Tomb. KV12 unknown Probably used as a family tomb. KV13 Bay then later Amenherkhepshef and Mentuherkhepeshef KV14 Taousert then later Setnakht KV15 Seti II KV16 Ramses I KV17 Seti I. Also known as Belzoni's tomb name or The Tomb of Apis. KV18 Ramses X KV19 Mentuherkhepeshef KV20 Thutmose I. and Hatshepsut KV21 unknown WV22 Amenhotep III It has recently been studied, but is not open to the public. WV23 A One tomb open to the public in the " West Valley ". WV24 unknown WV25 Akhenaten Unfinished tomb. KV26 unknown KV27 unknown KV28 unknown KV29 unknown KV30 unknown Also known as Lord Belmore's tomb. KV31 unknown KV32 Tia'a KV33 unknown KV34 Thutmose III KV35 Amenhotep II More than a dozen mummies, some of them royal, were relocated here. KV36 Maiherpri KV37 unknown KV38 Thutmose I. KV39 Amenhotep I Recipient uncertain. KV40 unknown KV41 Tetisheri (?) Recipient uncertain. KV42 Mrytr-Hatshepsut KV43 Thutmose IV KV44 unknown KV45 Userhat Tomb of a nobleman. KV46 Yuya and Tuya Stepfather of Amenhotep III and his wife KV47 Siptah KV48 Amenemopet vizier and governor of Thebes. It also has the tomb TT29 in the valley of the nobles. KV49 unknown KV50 Burial of animals KV51 Burial of animals Its precise location has been lost since its discovery. KV52 Burial of animals Its precise location has been lost since its discovery. KV53 unknown KV54 cache of Tutankhamun cache for embalming materials KV55 Tiye (?) and cache Smenkhkare / Akhenaten (?) tomb used by several occupants KV56 unknown Also known as the Gold Tomb KV57 Horemheb KV58 unknown Also known as the Chariot Tomb KV59 unknown KV60 Satre nurse of Hatshepsut , Hatshepsut herself or KV61 unknown This tomb appears to have been unused. KV62 Tutankhamun KV63 unknown Discovered in 2006. KV64 unknown Discovered in 2000. Notes
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