KV3

KV3 tomb of an unknown son of Ramses III.
place	Valley of the Kings
Discovery date	in ancient times
excavation	Harry Burton

Previous KV2

The following KV4

KV3 Valley of the Kings (Eastern Valley)

Entrance to the grave complex

Isometric representation, floor plan and sectional drawing of the tomb

The ancient Egyptian tomb KV3, located near the main access route in the Valley of the Kings , was originally intended to be the tomb for a son of Pharaoh Ramses III. be.

KV3 has been open since ancient times and was visited by travelers such as Richard Pococke , James Burton or Karl Richard Lepsius . The first excavation work around the entrance was undertaken between 1904 and 1906 by Edward Russell Ayrton and James Edward Quibell . In 1912 Harry Burton uncovered the grave for Theodore M. Davis .

According to the content of a hieratic ostracon in the Egyptian Museum Berlin (Berlin ostracon P.10663), in the 28th year of Ramses III's reign, a work party in the valley "to found the grave of a Prince of His Majesty". The prince is not mentioned by name, but it is assumed that it is his son Ramses IV . However, there is no evidence that a royal burial ever took place in this tomb.

The only traces of decorations in the entrance corridors were the cartouches of Ramses III. and its representations. Presumably there were more wall decorations that are believed to be motifs from the Litany of Re , which was common at the time.

Bricks also indicate that the KV3 tomb served as a Christian chapel during the Byzantine Empire .

See also

• List of tombs in the Valley of the Kings

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. 161.

Web links

Commons : KV3  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Theban Mapping Project: KV3 (English)

Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ′ 27.6 ″  N , 32 ° 36 ′ 9.9 ″  E