KV18

KV18 tomb of Ramses X.
place	Valley of the Kings
Discovery date	Open since ancient times
excavation	1878–1980 John Romer , 1998–2000 University of Basel

Previous KV17

The following KV19

KV18 Valley of the Kings (Eastern Valley)

Isometric representation, floor plan and sectional drawing of the tomb

KV18 denotes the ancient Egyptian tomb of Pharaoh Ramses X in the Valley of the Kings .

The grave was never completed and consists of three corridors, one behind the other, which together extend 42.68 m deep into the rock. Nothing of the original grave equipment has been preserved and the objects found there were probably only washed into the valley later by heavy rains. The mummy of Ramses X was never found. The decoration of the tomb is badly damaged today.

literature

• Nicholas Reeves , Richard H. Wilkinson : The complete Valley of the Kings: tombs and treasures of Egypt's greatest Pharaohs. Thames & Hudson, London 1996, ISBN 0-500-05080-5 , p. 172.
• Hanna Jenni (ed.): The grave of Ramses' X. (KV 18). In: Aegyptiaca Helvetica. (AH) Volume 16, Basel / Geneva 2000.

Web links

Commons : KV18  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Theban Mapping Project: KV18 (English)
• Archeology Online: MISR: Mission Siptah - Ramses X .. Three royal tombs and a collection of workers' huts in the Valley of the Kings (Luxor) - KV18 , August 20, 2001

Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ′ 23 ″  N , 32 ° 36 ′ 8 ″  E