Anatomy of a Tomb: Ancient and Modern Designations for Chambers and Features
What was in a royal tomb?
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- KV 47: Siptah
- KV 10: Amenmeses
- KV 11: Rameses III
- KV 1: Rameses VII
- KV 22: Amenhetep III
- KV 2: Rameses IV
- KV 34: Thutmes III
- KV 35: Amenhetep II
- KV 9: Rameses V and Rameses VI
- KV 15: Sety II
- KV 17: Sety I
- KV 19: Mentuherkhepeshef
- KV 20: Thutmes I and Hatshepsut
- KV 25: Unknown
- KV 38: Thutmes I
- KV 4: Rameses XI
- KV 57: Horemheb
- KV 6: Rameses IX
- KV 7: Rameses II
- KV 8: Merenptah
- KV 12: Unknown
- KV 13: Bay
- KV 14: Tausert and Setnakht
- KV 16: Rameses I
- KV 23: Ay
- KV 24: Unknown
- KV 32: Tia'a
- KV 37: Unknown
- KV 3: Son of Rameses III
- KV 42: Hatshepsut-Meryet-Ra
- KV 43: Thutmes IV
- KV 44: Unknown
- KV 45: Userhat
- KV 55: Tiye (?) or Akhenaten (?)
- KV 18: Rameses X
- KV 21: Unknown
- KV 26: Unknown
- KV 27: Unknown
- KV 28: Unknown
- KV 29: Unknown
- KV 30: Unknown
- KV 31: Unknown
- KV 33: Unknown
- KV 36: Maiherperi
- KV 39: Amenhetep I (?)
- KV 40: Unknown
- KV 41: Unknown
- KV 46: Yuya and Thuyu
- KV 48: Amenemipet
- KV 49: Unknown
- KV 50: Unknown
- KV 51: Unknown
- KV 52: Unknown
- KV 53: Unknown
- KV 54: Tutankhamen cache
- KV 56: Unknown
- KV 58: Unknown
- KV 59: Unknown
- KV 5: Sons of Rameses II
- KV 60: Sit-Ra, called In (?)
- KV 61: Unknown
- KV 62: Tutankhamen
- KV F: Unknown
Ownership
- Unknown
- Siptah
- Amenhetep II
- Amenhetep III
- Amenmeses
- Rameses III
- Rameses IV
- Rameses V and Rameses VI
- Rameses VII
- Thutmes III
- Horemheb
- Mentuherkhepeshef
- Merenptah
- Rameses II
- Rameses IX
- Rameses XI
- Sety I
- Sety II
- Thutmes I
- Thutmes I and Hatshepsut
- Ay
- Bay
- Hatshepsut-Meryet-Ra
- Rameses I
- Son of Rameses III
- Tausert and Setnakht
- Thutmes IV
- Tia'a
- Tiye (?) or Akhenaten (?)
- Userhat
- Amenemipet
- Amenhetep I (?)
- Maiherperi
- Rameses X
- Sit-Ra, called In (?)
- Sons of Rameses II
- Tutankhamen
- Tutankhamen cache
- Yuya and Thuyu
Foundation Deposits
While more commonly found in association with temple constructions, foundation deposits also have been unearthed at some royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings.
Historical Development of the Valley of the Kings
The reasons New Kingdom kings chose the East Valley of the Kings for their burials are unclear.
History of the Valley of the Kings: Third Intermediate Period to the Byzantine Period
At the end of the New Kingdom, Egypt entered a period of political and economic decline.
Tomb Robberies
From the day they were first sealed in antiquity, treasure-filled tombs in the Valley of the Kings were potential targets for theft.
Tombs in Collision
The Valley of the Kings was used for over five hundred years and as more and more tombs were dug there the site became increasingly crowded.