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Work on the tomb of Ramesses VIII might have started before he ascended the throne, when he was known as prince Sethherkhepshef, as suggested by an ostracon discovered in the Valley of the Queens. Before he became Pharaoh, the tomb QV43 in the Valley of the Queens was constructed for him, however, the tomb was never used. [14] [15]
Tomb KV19, located in a side branch of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, was intended as the burial place of Prince Ramesses Sethherkhepshef, better known as Pharaoh Ramesses VIII, but was later used for the burial of Prince Mentuherkhepshef instead, the son of Ramesses IX, who predeceased his father. Though incomplete and used "as is," the ...
Also known as Belzoni's tomb, the tomb of Apis, or the tomb of Psammis, son of Necho. KV18: 20th Dynasty Antiquity Ramesses X: While this tomb was intended for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses X, it was apparently abandoned while still incomplete. KV19: 20th Dynasty 1817 Ramesses VIII [g] KV20 [11] 18th Dynasty 1799 Thutmose I & Hatshepsut [h]
Almost nothing is known about Ramesses VIII's reign, which lasted for a single year. He is only attested at Medinet Habu and through a few plaques. The only monument from his reign is his modest tomb, which was used for Mentuherkhepeshef, son of Ramesses IX, rather than Ramesses VIII himself. [citation needed]
It seems likely that KV19 was originally intended for the burial of prince Ramesses Setherkhepeshef but its construction was abandoned when he ascended the throne as Ramesses VIII. The tomb was later taken over for the burial of prince Ramesses Mentuherkhepshef but his remains have not been found, neither in KV19 nor in either of the two royal ...
A sarcophagus discovered in 2009 in the burial chamber of an Egyptian high priest was originally from the tomb of pharaoh Ramesses II, according to a new study.
This 18th Dynasty tomb was intended for a son of Ramesses III, who later became Ramesses VIII. It has been periodically opened to visitation, most recently in 2012. QV44 [30] 20th Dynasty 1903 Khaemwaset: Prince Son of Ramesses III, Buried in reign of Rameses IV [32] QV45 [38] 20th Dynasty c.1896 Unused Unknown
The limestone block is about 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) high and depicts a seated Ramses wearing a double crown and a headdress topped with a royal cobra, Bassem Jihad, head of the mission's Egyptian ...