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QV 25
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Entrances to QV24 and QV25
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Entryway A
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Chamber B
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A large, roughly cut, rectangular and undecorated chamber with blackened walls, ceiling, and floor surfaces. A portion of a mummified body was found in the chamber.

Condition

Cutting finished
Excavated
Undecorated
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View of Chamber B with debris on the floor. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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QV 25 is an undecorated, single-chambered shaft tomb on the south side of the main Wadi. It lies south of the fork in the valley, at the beginning of the southwest branch and upslope from the retaining wall. The shaft entrance (A) has a masonry surround coated with cement and leads into a rectangular burial chamber (B). The unfinished tomb QV 24 lies immediately to the north of QV 25, and actually adjoins through a small break in the shaft. 

Elizabeth Thomas (1959-60) mentioned that the shaft is roughly cut and the chamber thoroughly blackened. She further speculated that QV 24 was cut later and was most likely abandoned after reaching QV 25. The tomb has been dated to the 18th Dynasty.

The tomb was constructed in the 18th Dynasty.

Dating

This site was used during the following period(s):

New Kingdom
Dynasty 18
1959-1960: Survey and Documentation
Thomas, Elizabeth
1981: Mapping/planning
Theban Mapping Project
2006-2008: Survey and Documentation
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)
2010: Tomb clearance
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)

Site Condition

According to the GCI-SCA, while the blackened rock is extensively fractured and some loss of rock is evident, the tomb appears to be stable. The floor of the chamber was littered with trash at the time of the GCI-SCA assessment and was removed in 2007. The poor quality of rock in areas has led to localized loss. The tomb opening is also in a location susceptible to large amounts of upslope runoff. 

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Retaining wall of QV49 in foreground. Entrances to QV21, QV22, QV23, QV24, QV25, QV26, QV27, QV29, and old electricity building in background.
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Old electricity building and entrances to QV18, QV19, QV22, QV21, QV20, QV23, QV25, and QV26
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Entrances to QV24 and QV25
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Entrances to QV24, QV25, and QV26 with QV30 and QV32 in background
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Entrance to QV25 and QV24
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Entrances to QV25 and QV24
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QV49 and QV50 in the foreground with the southeastern side of the main wadi, southern branch, and entrance to the QV in the background.
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Entrances to QV24, QV25, and QV26 in the foreground and southern branch of the wadi in the background
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View of shaft entrance with adjoining QV 24. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Geography and Geology of the Valley of the Queens and Western Wadis

The Valley of the Queens and the Western Wadis are made up of numerous valleys spread out over a vast space of desert, each containing tombs for the New Kingdom queens and other royal family members. The poor quality rock has led to damage in several tombs after suffering from earthquakes and floods.

Bibliography

Demas, Martha and Neville Agnew (eds). Valley of the Queens. Assessment Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2012, 2016. Two vols.

Macke, André, Christiane Macke-Ribet, Christian Leblanc, and Jacques Connan. Ta set neferou: une necropole de Thebes-Ouest et son histoire: momification, chimie des baumes, anthropologie, paléopathologie. Vol. 5. Cairo: Nubar Printing House, 2002.

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