QV44
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| Burial site of Khaemwaset ( QV43 Next → QV45 |
QV44 is one of several
QV44 is one of several tombs constructed for the sons of Ramesses III. Others are
The tomb
The tomb consist of a corridor, two side rooms, a second corridor and an inner room. The first part of the corridor is decorated with scenes showing King Ramesses III before a variety of gods and goddesses, including Ptah, Thoth, Anubis, Ra-Harakhty, Geb and more.[2]
The side chambers include scenes of the Sons of Horus and the goddesses Isis, Nephtys, Neith and Serket.[2]
The second corridor includes a scene showing Khaemwaset as an Iunmutef priest. Other scenes depict the Book of Gates.[2]
The inner room is decorated with scenes showing the King before several gods and goddesses. Finds include part of a sarcophagus lid and remains of Canopic jars.[2]
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Lid of the outer sarcophagus of Khaemwaset. Museo Egizio, Turin.
References
- ^ K. A. Kitchen, Review of Ramses III in den Grabern seiner Sohne. By Friedrich Abitz. Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 76 (1990), pp. 239–40
- ^ a b c d Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part 2. Royal Tombs and Smaller Cemeteries, Griffith Institute. 1964, pp. 754–55
External links
- Theban Mapping Project – Plan of the tomb and other details.
- Tomb of Khaemwaset Plan and description of tomb
Media related to QV44 at Wikimedia Commons
