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Tomb WV23, also known as KV23, was the burial place of Ay, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, in the Western Valley of the Kings near modern-day Luxor. The tomb was discovered in 1816 by Giovanni Belzoni .
WV23: 18th Dynasty 1816 Ay [14] The contents of KV58 likely originated from WV23, as Ay's name occurs more frequently than that of Tutankhamun. "WV23" is the only tomb open to the public in the West Valley. WV24: 18th Dynasty c.1832 Unknown "WV24" is an unfinished tomb that may have been intended for a high ranking noble.
It is the last and southernmost tomb in Amarna and is named Southern Tomb 25. It was intended for the burial of Ay, who later became Pharaoh, after the 18th Dynasty king Tutankhamun. The grave was never finished, and Ay was later interred in the Western Valley of the Valley of the Kings (tomb WV23), in Thebes.
Horemheb desecrated Ay's burial and had most of Ay's royal cartouches in his WV23 tomb erased while his sarcophagus was smashed into numerous fragments. [22] However, the intact sarcophagus lid was discovered in 1972 by Otto Schaden. The lid had been buried under debris in this king's tomb and still preserved Ay's cartouche. [23]
The tomb is generally thought to be one of two candidates for Akhenaten's Theban tomb, the other being WV23. [3] The tomb was certainly begun to receive a royal burial; Belzoni commented on the royal scale of the tomb in his account of its discovery. [1] Later, Elizabeth Thomas drew attention to the royal nature of the projected layout of the ...
WV23. Tomb WV22, also known as KV22, was the burial place of Amenhotep III, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty, in the western arm of the Valley of the Kings.
WV24 [26] is located near the end of the West Valley, in between WV23 and WV25. This tomb was first noted by Wilkinson but was only recently cleared by Otto Schaden in 1991–92. It is a single chamber tomb accessed by a shaft. The left and rear wall of the chamber are irregular in shape which might suggest the tomb was left unfinished.
Fragments of furniture, glass, ivory and gold dating to the Eighteenth Dynasty found in the tomb probably originate from WV23. [2] However, WV24 was used in the Third Intermediate Period for the burial of at least five individuals, including a baby. [1] Late Roman and Coptic pottery were also recovered from the tomb. [2]