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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.
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
Burial chamber in the Tomb of Ramesses IX, KV6. The tomb of Ramesses IX, KV6, has been open since antiquity, as can be seen by the graffiti left on its walls by Roman and Coptic visitors. [96] Located in the central part of the valley, it is between and slightly above KV5 and KV55.
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]
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)
The tomb of Yuya and Thuya, also known by its tomb number KV46, is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian noble Yuya and his wife Thuya, in the Valley of the Kings. They were the parents of Queen Tiye , the chief wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III .