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QV K
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QV K is located at the mouth of the Valley of the Three Pits, in close proximity to tombs QV A through QV J. It consists of a rectangular shaft leading to a rough, undecorated burial chamber. The owner of the tomb is unknown.

The tomb was explored by Georges Daressy (1895), who found that it had already been looted. Elizabeth Thomas surveyed the tomb in 1959-1960, followed by the Theban Mapping Project (TMP) in 1981. Although the TMP surveyed QV K, they could not map the tomb. 

QV K was last excavated and cleared by the Franco-Egyptian Mission in 1989-90. Several objects were recovered, including wooden Sarcophagus fragments, leather sandals, uninscribed canopic fragments, and fragments of jewelry.

Noteworthy features:

QV K belongs to a group of 18th Dynasty tombs in the Valley of the Three Pits that were all constructed under the reign of Thutmes III and belonged to elite officials and members of the royal court.

The tomb was constructed in the 18th Dynasty.

Dating

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

New Kingdom
Dynasty 18
Thutmes III
1895: Tomb clearance
Daressy, Georges
1959-1960: Survey and Documentation
Thomas, Elizabeth
1981: Survey and Documentation
Theban Mapping Project
1989-1990: Excavation
Franco Egyptian Mission
2006-2008: Survey and Documentation
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)

Site Condition

Concerns about structural stability prevented the GCI-SCA from assessing the interior of the tomb. The area immediately adjacent to the entrance is severely eroded and the shaft has been partially filled with debris. A red powder was cemented to the tomb floor at the time of the Franco-Egyptian investigations, attesting to previous water infiltration.  Erosion of the surrounding slope is the primary mechanism of decay.  

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View of tombs QV A through QV K with labels. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Shaft entrance of QV K. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. 
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View down the shaft entrance. © 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

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CNRS mission report: Centre national de la recherche scientifique (France). Rapport des activités scientifiques et administratives: perspectives 1991-1992 URA no. 1064, 1991-1992.

Daressy, Georges. Trois points inexplorés de la nécropole thébaine, Annales du Service des antiquités de l’Egypte 2 (1901): 133-136.

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

Leblanc, Christian, and Magdi Mohamed Fekri. La prospection archéologique des vallées latérales de tA st nfrw. In: Atti del Sesto Congresso internazionale di egittologia. Vol. 2. Turin: International Association of Egyptologists, 1993: 259-68.

Loyrette, Anne-Marie. À propos de boules en fritte glaçurée trouvées dans la Vallée des trois puits. In: Jacke Phillips, and Lanny Bell (eds.) Ancient Egypt, the Aegean, and the Near East: Studies in Honour of Martha Rhoads Bell, Vol. 2. San Antonio: Van Sicklen Books, 1997: 359-68.

Loyrette, Anne-Marie. Les tombes de la Vallée des trois puits à Thèbes-Quest. Memnonia, 8 (1997): 177-195.

Schiaparelli, Ernesto. Realazione sui lavon della Missione archeologica italiana in Egitto, anni 1903-1920. Explorazione della “Valle delle Regina” nella necropolis di Tebe. Vol. 1. Turin: Casa editrice Giovanni Chiantore, 1923.

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