KV6

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KV6
tomb of Ramses IX.

place Valley of the Kings
Discovery date in ancient times
excavation Henry Salt , Georges Daressy
Previous
KV5 		The following
KV7
Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
(Eastern Valley)
Isometric representation, floor plan and sectional drawing of the tomb

The ancient Egyptian tomb KV6 in the Valley of the Kings is today considered the original burial place of Pharaoh Ramses IX. in the 20th dynasty . However, the archaeological finds and the equipment of the tomb indicate that it was not yet finished at the time of his death, whereupon the work was carelessly accelerated.

exploration

The grave complex KV6 has been open since ancient times, which is confirmed by the graffiti of the Romans and Copts . The first excavation was carried out around 1817 by Henry Salt , but he did not publish his work. In 1888, Georges Daressy worked for the Service des Antiquités and uncovered the grave. He published his results in 1919.

Construction details and finds

The tomb is in the center of the Valley of the Kings. Its unusually wide entrance stands next to the grave complexes KV5 and KV55 . The depth of the tomb is 105 meters. Inside there are three consecutive paths of the corridor. The first path has four side chambers - two on each side - but none of which has been decorated or finished.

At the end of the corridor there are three more chambers. The first chamber is decorated with an image of an opening ceremony . It is likely that the builders would have built a well at this point if they had had more time. The second chamber contains four large pillars, but neither the stone carving nor the decorations were finished. At the end of this chamber there is a ramp that leads to the Pharaoh's sarcophagus . The ceiling is vaulted and decorated with magnificent images of the goddess Nut . The side walls show scenes from the Book of Caverns and the Book of Earth . The large wall represents Ramses IX. who is surrounded by gods.

  • Burial chamber of Ramses IX.

  • Right wall in the tomb

  • The name Ramses IX. at the entrance to the grave KV6

In the grave, among other things, wooden ushabtis , ostraka with figurative representations and a wooden Ka figure in life size were found. These objects are now in the Salt collection at the British Museum in London. While the sarcophagus itself has long been gone, the mummy was found by Ramses IX. found in the cachette of Deir el-Bahari .

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : KV6  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson: The Valley of the Kings. Mysterious realm of the dead of the pharaohs. Augsburg 2000, pp. 169-170.

Coordinates: 25 ° 44 ′ 26 "  N , 32 ° 36 ′ 7"  E