KV4
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KV4 |
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| place | Valley of the Kings |
| Discovery date | in ancient times |
| excavation | John Romer |
| Previous KV3 |
The following KV5 |
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The ancient Egyptian tomb KV4 in the Valley of the Kings was originally intended as a tomb for Pharaoh Ramses XI. serve, but it is unclear whether he was actually buried there.
More recently, KV4 was used as a Coptic residence. In addition, the Howard Carter tomb was used as a resting and dining room when he excavated Tutankhamun's tomb , KV62 , from 1922 .
The tomb has been open since ancient times and was excavated in 1979 by John Romer who worked for the Brooklyn Museum .
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 , pp. 172-173.
Web links
Commons : KV4 - collection of images, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ′ 26.6 " N , 32 ° 36 ′ 10.8" E