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KV6 schematic. Tomb KV6 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings is the final resting place of the 20th-Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses IX.However, the archaeological evidence and the quality of decoration it contains indicates that the tomb was not finished in time for Ramesses's death but was hastily rushed through to completion, many corners being cut, following his demise.
The Ramesses IX Tomb-plan Ostracon is an Ancient Egyptian ostracon made of pale limestone. It is inscribed with a layout of the tomb of the Pharaoh Ramesses IX in the KV6 – Valley of the Kings , and dates from the 20th Dynasty (c. 1100 BC).
Interior of Ramesses IX's KV6 royal tomb. In the sixth year of his reign, he inscribed his titulature in the Lower Nubian town of Amara West. [10] Most of his building works centre on the sun temple centre of Heliopolis in Lower Egypt where the most significant monumental works of his reign are located. [11]
With 120 known rooms and excavation work still underway, it is probably the largest tomb in the valley. KV6: 20th Dynasty Antiquity Ramesses IX: KV7: 19th Dynasty Antiquity Ramesses II [8] KV8: 19th Dynasty Antiquity Merenptah: KV9: 20th Dynasty Antiquity Ramesses V [d] Also known as the Tomb of Memnon or La Tombe de la Métempsychose. KV10
Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI , later reused the tomb as his own. The architectural layout is typical of the 20th Dynasty – the Ramesside period – and is much simpler than that of Ramesses III 's tomb ( KV11 ).
KV63 is a chamber in Egypt's Valley of the Kings pharaonic necropolis.Initially believed to be a royal tomb, it is now believed to have been a storage chamber for the mummification process. [1]
Tomb KV61 is an unused tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. It was discovered by Harold Jones, excavating on behalf of Theodore M. Davis, in January 1910. The tomb consists of an irregularly-cut room at the bottom of a shaft. It was apparently unused and undecorated, thus its intended owner is unknown. [1]
The tomb is located on the pathway to KV34 (tomb of Thutmose III) in the main Valley of the Kings. KV64 was discovered in 2011 and excavated in 2012 by Susanne Bickel and Elina Paulin-Grothe of the University of Basel. [1] [2] Stela depicting Nehemes-Bastet before composite funerary god from KV64 (Luxor Museum)