KV41

KV41 tomb of unknown
place	Valley of the Kings
Discovery date	1899
excavation	Victor Loret

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The following KV42

KV41 Valley of the Kings (Eastern Valley)

KV41 is an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings . It dates from the early 18th Dynasty ( New Kingdom ) or the end of the 17th Dynasty ( Second Intermediate Period ). KV41 is located behind Deir el-Bahri on the western bank of the Nile in the Valley of the Pits . It is not known for whom the grave was created.

General

The grave lying in the hills consists of only a 11.24 meter deep shaft, with the dimensions 1.82 × 1.62 meters and a volume of 33.13 cubic meters. Side chambers were not created. The work was stopped by the craftsmen without having completed the grave. There are no murals or graffiti .

history

Although it is not known for whom the tomb was laid, the Egyptologist Elizabeth Thomas suspected that Queen Tetisheri , the possible wife of the Theban ruler Senachtenre , had KV41 built. This assignment means that the tomb was built at the end of the 17th dynasty . This would make it one of the first tombs that would have been dug for a queen in the Valley of the Kings. There is no evidence to support this theory. What is certain is that the grave was never used. Historical finds could not be discovered in the grave.

The grave was discovered in 1899 by Victor Loret on behalf of the Service des Antiquités . The excavations began in the same year. In 1900, Georges Aaran Bénedite visited the grave, two years later Georg Steindorff . In 1991, new excavations were carried out on behalf of the Institut français d'archéologie orientale in collaboration with the Department of Archeology at the University of Cairo .

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. 183

Web links

• KV41 on Theban Mapping Project (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Theban Mapping Project ( Memento of the original from May 11, 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. 
2. ^ Valley of the Kings, Luxor
3. ^ Tomb table
4. ↑ Les Tombes de KV 41 à KV 64