KV16

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KV16
tomb of Ramses I.

place Valley of the Kings
Discovery date in ancient times
excavation Giovanni Battista Belzoni
Previous
KV15
The following
KV17
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
(Eastern Valley)
3D model of the tomb

KV16 ( Kings' Valley no. 16 ) refers to an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings in West Thebes . This is the tomb of Ramses I , a pharaoh of the 19th dynasty . The tomb was robbed by looters during the 21st Dynasty and the mummy of Ramses I was stolen. The facility is comparatively small and unfinished, but decorated. There is a burial chamber and three side chambers.

It was on 10./11. Excavated October 1817 by Giovanni Battista Belzoni for Henry Salt .

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