KV33
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KV33 |
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| place | Valley of the Kings |
| Discovery date | 1898 |
| excavation | Victor Loret |
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The ancient Egyptian tomb KV33 , located in the Valley of the Kings , was discovered by Victor Loret in 1898 . The owner of the grave is unknown. According to the Baedeker of 1902, it is a small grave. It consists of two undecorated empty chambers and was accessible via stairs.
KV33 is northeast of KV34 . According to Elizabeth Thomas , it is one of the burial of Thutmose III. serving grave. Arthur Weigall, however, assumed that the grave was a member of the royal family Thutmose III. or whose vizier Rechmire belonged.
The unused grave was never fully excavated and remained unpublished. There is no precise plan of the grave. Today it is no longer accessible because the entrance was built over.
literature
- Karl Baedeker : Egypt: Handbook for travelers. 5th, revised edition, K. Baedeker-Verlag, Leipzig 1902.
- 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. 183.
See also
List of tombs in the Valley of the Kings
Web links
Theban Mapping Project: KV33 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Theban Mapping Project ( Memento of the original from September 26, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ′ 17 ″ N , 32 ° 36 ′ 3 ″ E