Tombs in the King's Valley
Links are given to the pages created by the Theban Mapping Projects and
to pages appearing on osiris.net.
If a short description is included, then the information comes from the
Theban
Mapping Project.
For those tombs that no immediate link was given, the sites can be
easily
found here:
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/
KV 1 - Rameses VII, 20th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_815.html
KV 2 - Rameses IV, 20th dynasty. Son of Rameses II and
Queen Isis-ta-hemdjeret
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_816.html
KV 3 - Son of Rameses III, 20th dynasty. Possibly
the tomb of the Prince who would later become Ramesses IV
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_817.html
KV 4 - Rameses XI, 20th dynasty. The last royal tomb cut
in the King's Valley.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_818.html
KV 5 - Sons of Rameses II, 19th dynasty. At least
six royal sons are known to have been interred in KV 5. Since there are
more than
twenty representations of sons carved on its walls, there may have been
that
many sons interred in the tomb.
Amenherkhepeshef, the eldest son of Rameses II and
Nefertari, is named on the northwest wall of chamber 1, as well as on
one of the canopic jars.
Ramesses, son number two, whose
mother was Isisnofret, is known from the southwest wall of chamber 1.
Sety,
son number nine, whose mother is unknown to us, is named on nearly half
a dozen canopic jar fragments. A son named
[...]-Amen
known from one canopic jar fragment.
Ramesses Mery-Atum's
name appears on a canopic jar fragment.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_819.html
KV 6 - Rameses IX, 20th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_820.html
KV 7 - Rameses II, 19th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_821.html
KV 8 - Merenptah, 19th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_822.html
KV 9 - Rameses V and Rameses VI, 20th dynasty. Rameses V started
the construction of KV 9. Rame ses VI finished the excavation of the
tomb,
decorating the new sections with his own name and image, and usurping
representations
and cartouches of Rameses V in the first five corridors. It is not
known
whether Rameses VI removed the body of Rameses V, or if the two kings
shared
the tomb.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_823.html
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/ramses6/e_ramses6.htm
KV 10 - Amenmeses, 19th dynasty. Re-used by
Queens
Takhat
and Baketwerel Possibly 20th dynasty; time of Rameses IX.
KV 10 was cut during the reign of Amenmeses, but no evidence survives
to indicate
that he was interred in the tomb. At some later date, the tomb was
usurped
by Takhat, who bore the titles of king's daughter and great royal wife,
and
another queen, Baketwerel. The origins of these two royal women are not
certain,
but it is now thought that they are related to Rameses IX of Dynasty 20.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_824.html
http://www.kv-10.com/
(Website
maintained by the University of memphis Mission)
KV 11 - Rameses III, 20th dynasty. The entrance,
the
first two corridors and the first chamber orignally bore the names of
Setnakht,
but were re-inscribed for Rameses III, for whom the remainder of the
tomb
was decorated as well.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_825.html
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/ramses3/e_ramses3.htm
KV 12 - [...] Possibly used for royal burials in dynasties 18
and
19.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_826.html
KV 13 -
Bay, Chancellor under Siptah and
Tawosret,
late 19th dynasty.
Reused by the
royal princes Amenherkhepshef and Mentuherkhepshef
in Dynasty 20 (time of Rameses III).
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_827.html
KV 14 - Tausert and Setnakht, dynasties 19 and 20. The tomb was
originally
started for Queen Tausert, but it was taken over in Dynasty 20 for the
burial
of Setnakht. Her mummiform granite sarcophagus was recently found in KV
13
where it had been re-used for the burial of prince Amenherkhepeshef. In
most
instances, the image and name of the queen were replaced with those of
Setnakht.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_828.html
KV 15 - Sety II, 19th dynasty. The history of KV 15 is
not
fully known. It has been suggested that the decoration of gate and
corridor
B was interrupted, perhaps during the reign of Amenmeses, if that king
did
indeed reign concurrently with Sety II rather than prior to him. There
is
definite evidence of the erasure of Sety II's names followed by their
recarving,
and these deletions may have taken place either during the usurpation
of
Amenmeses or during the reign of Siptah and later restored by Tausert.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_829.html
KV 16 - Rameses I, 19th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_830.html
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/ramses1/e_ramses_1_droite.htm
KV 17 - Sety I, 19th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_831.html
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/seti1/e_seti1.htm
KV 18 - Rameses X, 20th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_832.html
KV 19 - Mentuherkhepeshef, a son of Rameses IX. 20th
dynasty. KV 19 was originally intended for Prince Rameses
Setherkhepeshef,
who later became Rameses VIII. It was taken over and decorated for
Prince
Rameses Mentuherkhepeshef, a son of Rameses IX.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_833.html
KV 20 - Tuthmosis I and Hatshepsut, 18th dynasty.
Perhaps
the eldest royal tomb in the King's Valley.
KV 20 had been designed and prepared by the architect Ineni for
Thutmosis
I. Hatshepsut later extended the tomb to accommodate a double burial.
The
body of Thutmes I was later moved to KV 38, during the reign of Thutmes
III.
Hatshepsut's burial was left in KV 20.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_834.html
KV 21 - [...], 18th dynasty. Likely a Queen's burial.
The
tomb contained two female mummies.
KV 22 - Amenhotep III, 18th dynasty. Burial suites were
prepared
(but not used?) for Queens Tiye and Sitamen.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_836.html
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/amenhotep3/e_amenhotep3.htm
KV 23 - Ay, 18th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_837.html
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/ay/e_ay.htm
KV 24 - [...], 18th dynasty. Non-Royal design.
KV 25 - [...], 18th dynasty. Possibly royal. (Perhaps
time
of Akhenaten)
KV 26 - [...], 18th dynasty. Non-Royal design.
KV 27 - [...], 18th dynasty. Non-Royal design. (Perhaps
time of Tuthmosis IV or Amenhotep III)
KV 28 -
[...], 18th dynasty. Non-Royal design.
(Perhaps
time of Tuthmosis IV)
KV 29 - [...], New Kingdom. Non-Royal design. The tomb
has
not been excavated.
KV 30 - [...], 18th dynasty. Non-Royal design.
KV 31 -
[...], 19th dynasty.
KV 32 - Queen Tiaa, 18th dynasty. Mother of Tuthmosis IV.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_846.html
KV 33 - [...], 18th dynasty. Time of Tuthmosis III.
KV 34 - Tuthmosis III, 18th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_848.html
KV 35 - Amenhotep II, 18th dynasty. In Dynasty 21, KV 35
was used
as a cache for the mummies of Thutmes IV, Amenhetep III, Merenptah,
Sety
II, Siptah, Rameses IV, Rameses V, Rameses VI, an anonymous female
called
the "Elder Woman" (who some think is Tiy, the wife of Amenhetep III),
and
a further mummy, probably of Setnakht. The mummies remained undisturbed
until
they were discovered by Victor Loret. The mummies of Amenhetep II, his
son
Websenu, and probably his mother Hatshepsut Meryet-Ra were found
together
with the remains of the cached burials.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_849.html
http://euler.slu.edu/Dept/Faculty/bart/egyptianhtml/mummycaches/KV%2035.htm
(for a list of mummies and a short description)
KV 36 - Maiherperi, Child of the Nursery and
royal
Fan-bearer, 18th dynasty. Time of Tuthmosis IV.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_850.html
KV 37 -
[...], 18th dynasty. Possibly a royal tomb dating to
the time
of Tuthmosis III.
KV 38 - Tuthmosis I, 18th dynasty. Possibly constructed
during
the reign of Tuthmosis III for the reburial of Tuthmosis I.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_852.html
KV 39 - Amenhotep I ?, 18th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_853.html
KV 40 -
[...], 18th dynasty. Probably Non-Royal design.
KV 41 -
[...], early 18th dynasty. Royal tomb. Has been
suggested as tomb of Queen Tetisheri, but no evidence exists.
KV 42 - Merytre-Hatshepsut, wife of Tuthmosis III, 18th
dynasty. KV 42 may have been reused by Sennefer, mayor of Thebes,
Senetnay, his wife, and Baketra, the "king's adornment," during the
reign of Amenhetep II
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_856.html
KV 43 - Tuthmosis IV, 18th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_857.html
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/thoutmosis4/e_thoutmosis4.htm
KV 44 -
[...], 18th dynasty. Probably Non-Royal design.
KV 45 - Userhat, Overseer of the Fields of Amen,
18th
dynasty. Time of Tuthmosis IV or Amenhotep III.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_859.html
KV 46 - Yuya and Tuya, the non-royal parents of
Queen
Tiye, wife of Amenhotep III. 18th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_860.html
KV 47 - Siptah, 19th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_861.html
KV 48 -
Amenemipet called Pairy,
18th
dynasty. Brother of Sennefer and Vizier and Governor of the Town under
Amenhetep
II
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_862.html
KV 49 -
[...], 18th dynasty. Probably non-royal
KV 50 -
[...], 18th dynasty. KV 50 is one of a group of three
adjacent tombs referred to as the "Animal Tombs." The two others are KV
51 and KV
52. The tombs are said to have belonged to pets of the king, perhaps
Amenhetep II because of the proximity of his tomb (KV 35). But this
theory cannot
be verified. The wooden coffin fragments could belong to an official or
be parts of a coffin for an animal.
KV 51 -
[...], 18th dynasty.
KV 52 -
[...], 18th dynasty.
KV 53 -
[...], New Kingdom. Probably non-royal.
KV 54 - Tutamkhamen cache, 18th dynasty. Soon after the
burial of King Tutankhamen, his tomb (KV 62) was robbed at least twice.
After it was first robbed, objects found in the entrance corridor were
removed
and reburied in KV 54.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_868.html
KV 55 - Smenkhare/Akhenaten/Tiye?? 18th dynasty. Time
of
Tutankhamen.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_869.html
KV 56 -
[...], 19th dynasty. Royal tomb? A large amount
of gold jewellery was discovered in the tomb.
KV 57 - Horemheb, 18th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_871.html
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/horemheb/e_horemheb_part1.htm
KV 58 -
[...], 18th dynasty. Possibly time of Aye? The
tomb contained gold foil, which probably belonged to a chariot harness,
bearing the names of Tutankhamen and Ay.
KV 59 -
[...], 18th dynasty. Possibly time of Tuthmosis
III.
KV 60 - Sitra, called In, 18th dynasty. Time of
Hatshepsut.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_874.html
KV 61 -
[...], New Kingdom. Probably non-royal.
KV 62 - Tutankhamen, 18th dynasty.
http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_876.html
http://www.osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/toutankhamon/e_toutankhamon.htm
KV 63 - Embalmer's Cache? Late 18th dynasty. Possibly time of
Tutankhamen.
http://www.kv-63.com/
KV A -
[...], 18th dynasty. Time of Amenhotep III?
KV F -
[...], 18th dynasty. Time of Tuthmosis III?