KV61
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KV61 |
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| place | Valley of the Kings |
| Discovery date | January 1910 |
| excavation |
E. Harold Jones for Theodore M. Davis |
| Previous KV60 |
The following KV62 |
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KV61 ( Kings' Valley no. 61 ) is an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings . It is located in the southwest part of the valley and was discovered in January 1910 by E. Harold Jones for Theodore M. Davis . The work on the grave is unpublished.
Jones found the grave filled with rubble and stones sealed, which made for an untouched grave. It took two days to uncover, and half of the chamber was also filled with rubble. The small grave is 15.49 m² in size and the individual chambers can be reached via a shaft. KV61 is cut irregularly, the walls are poorly finished and not plastered. It is unfinished and has no decorations or inscriptions. Despite thorough evacuation and cleaning, no objects were found in the grave, "not even a piece of pottery". The tomb is interpreted as a non-royal grave from the time of the New Kingdom without assigning it to a special dynasty.
According to Nicholas Reeves , when KV61 was largely complete, it was sealed to prevent sand from entering. The circumstances of the find suggest that the anonymous grave was never used for a burial.
literature
- Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson : The Valley of the Kings. Mysterious realm of the dead of the pharaohs. Bechtermünz, Augsburg 2000, ISBN 3-8289-0739-3 , p. 186.
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Remarks
- ^ E. Harold Jones after Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson in: The Valley of the Kings. Mysterious realm of the dead of the pharaohs. Augsburg 2000, p. 186.