WV24
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WV24 (KV24) |
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| place | Valley of the Kings (West Valley) |
| Discovery date | before 1832 |
| excavation | Otto J. Schaden (1991–1992) |
| Previous WV23 |
The following WV25 |
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The ancient Egyptian tomb WV24 , also known as KV24 (King's Valley 24), is located in the Valley of the Kings and was discovered before 1832. Its designation WV ( W est V alley) refers to the location of the grave, as it is not located in the eastern valley like the other royal tombs, but like WV22 , WV23 , WV25 and WVA in the western valley.
It is an unfinished and non-royal tomb whose owner is unknown. WV24 was used during various eras, including the New Kingdom (18th Dynasty), the 22nd Dynasty, and the Greco-Roman Period in the Third Intermediate Period . However, the location of the grave and the finds from it suggest that the complex was dated to the end of the 18th dynasty.
Research and Publication
An exact date of the discovery and details of the discoverer of the grave are not known. It is stated that WV24 was discovered "before 1832". However, the grave was already visited by John Gardner Wilkinson (1825-1828) and Robert Hay (1825-1835) at this time , who made maps and plans. There is a possibility that other Egyptologists and researchers visited WV24, including probably Émile Chassinat or Howard Carter , who worked under Flinders Petrie at the time. In 1971, Jaroslav Černý and AA Sadek followed, who also carried out mapping work. However, investigations and excavations only took place around 150 years after the grave became known.
WV24 was uncovered and excavated by Otto Schaden for the University of Arizona between 1991 and 1992 . He published his results in autumn 1991.
Location and architecture
WV24 is located in the western valley at a short distance from the unfinished grave WV25 , which was probably started for King ( Pharaoh ) Akhenaten but was abandoned. It consists of a neatly hewn shaft and an unfinished chamber and has a total volume of 47.37 m³ over an area of 23.36 m². The chamber is rectangular but has irregularities and is rounded on the east side.
In terms of structure, WV24 is similar to graves KV44 , KV50 and KV61 and differs from them only in a coarse and lower ledge on one side of the chamber.
WV24 was filled with rubble when it was discovered, some of which came from the grave itself or had been washed into it by the floods after heavy rains in the valley. Wasp nests made of a concrete-like material were discovered on the walls and the ceiling.
Finds
During the uncovering and excavation work, damage to the shaft found various remains, which are believed to come from a post-burial from the 22nd Dynasty. Various objects such as wooden fragments of a child's coffin, numerous mummy bandages, vessels, burial materials, fragments of late Roman amphorae with ribbon ceramics and saucepans, which may date from the Coptic period , were recovered . WV24 also included the remains of mammals and five human corpses, including a child. A found antique pulley, the leg of a small box, several glass fragments and inlaid threads date back to the 18th dynasty. A broken glass bead and an ivory fragment with a gold border are believed to come from the nearby grave WV23 , the grave of Eje , Tutankhamun's successor . Other finds were tools used by carpenters and stonemasons.
interpretation
There are no signs of a royal burial in the grave. There are two different interpretations of the use of the grave: It was laid out for a follower of the owner of WV25 , but it could also have been a warehouse for grave 25, similar to WVA for WV22 , the grave of Amenophis III. , has been. Since approximately the same amount of rock was extracted from both WV24 and WV25, there is a possibility that both graves started at about the same time and were abandoned at the same time.
See also
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. 182.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson: The Valley of the Kings. Mysterious realm of the dead of the pharaohs. Augsburg 2000, p. 182.
- ↑ Otto J. Schaden : Exclusive: Preliminary Report on Clearance of WV 24 in an effort to determine its relationship to royal tombs 23 and 25. In: KMT. A Modern Journal of Ancient Egypt. (KMT) Vol. 2,3, San Francisco 1991, pp. 53-61.
- ↑ Theban Mapping Project: KV24, Category of Objects Recovered ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
