KV46
| place | Valley of the Kings |
| Discovery date | February 5, 1905 |
| excavation | James Edward Quibell |
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KV 46 (Kings' Valley no. 46 - grave number 46) in the Valley of the Kings belongs to the civil servants Tuja and Juja . They lived in the Egyptian 18th dynasty and were the parents of the great royal wife Teje and thus the in-laws of King Amenophis III. (approx. 1379–1340 BC)
discovery
The grave was found on February 5, 1905 by James Edward Quibell , who was digging for Theodore M. Davis . The tomb was only partially robbed and still contained a remarkable collection of grave goods .
architecture
KV46 could be reached via a steeply descending corridor, which was used in two places as a staircase, in the middle without these. At the end of the corridor was the approx. 3.19 / 3.53 × 9 m grave chamber.
Grave goods
Both deceased were buried in a set of coffins, some of which were studded with silver and gold, the outer one being a box coffin and the inner one having the shape of a human body ( anthropomorphic ). Gilded death masks were found over their faces . Many elements of the coffin decoration, such as the sons of Horus with animal heads, are attested for the first time on these coffins.
Other grave goods include two canopic boxes , some of which are studded with gold and each containing a complete set of alabaster canopic jars . There were numerous shabtis and model tools for them. Juja and Tuja also had a magnificent book of the dead .
Also of note are the furniture found in the tomb, including beds and several armchairs. One bore the inscription of Princess Sitamun , daughter of Amenhotep III and granddaughter of the couple. Several chests were also found, one with the names of Amenhotep III. was provided and probably came from its possession. Other objects included: scarabs , amulets, a mirror, small seals, sandals, staffs and finally a chariot .
Mummified pieces of meat in special chests and numerous ceramic vessels that may have once held wine, water and beer were available to supply the dead .
Most of the grave finds are now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo . The worldwide exhibition Tutankhamun - The Golden Beyond showed various grave goods: coffin, mask and canopic box of the Tuja, mock vessels as well as the gilded armchair of Princess Sitamun and a box of Amenophis III.
outer sarcophagus of the juja
Juja's coffins
Coffin of Tuja
Mummy mask of juja
Sitamun's throne (replica)
Box of Amenhotep III.
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To the layout of the grave
The couple's burial chamber is undecorated. This comes as no surprise, as most private burial chambers in the New Kingdom are undecorated. It can be assumed with certainty that there was a mortuary temple or a rock chapel for this couple on the edge of the fruiting land , in which their funerary cult was performed and which was fully decorated. This chapel has not yet been identified. It is possible that this was in the mortuary temple of Amenhotep III. was housed.
See also
literature
- Theodore M. Davis: The Tomb of Iouiya and Touiyou: The finding of the Tomb: Notes on Iouiya and Touiyou by Gaston Maspero: Description of the objects found in the tomb by Percy E. Newberry: Illustrations of the objects by Howard Carter. Constable, London 1907 ( digitized ).
- Theodore M. Davis: The Funerary Papyrus of Iouiya. Constable, London 1907 ( digitized version ).
- 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. 174-178.
- André Wiese, Andreas Brodbeck, Andreas F. Voegelin, Andrea Maria Gnirs: Tutankhamun - The golden afterlife. Grave treasures from the Valley of the Kings . Hirmer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7774-2065-4 .
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Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ′ 27 ″ N , 32 ° 36 ′ 10 ″ E