KV1 ( Eng. Kings' Valley No. 1 ) is the tomb of Pharaoh Ramses VII of the 20th dynasty of the New Kingdom ( 12th century BC ), located in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings , in the Theban Necropolis on the west bank of the Nile , opposite Luxor .
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 Volumetric diagram, general plan and side view | |
| A country | Egypt |
| Region | Valley of the Kings |
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| Neighborhood | Kv2 |
| Established | XX dynasty |
| First mention | 1985 |
| Current status | closed |
| Buried list | Ramesses VII |
Content
Research History
The tomb was discovered and known since antiquity, but it was only investigated in 1984-1985 by the Egyptologist Edwin Brock .
View
Being a typical burial place of its time, the tomb is stretched in a straight axis and decorated like other similar tombs of the pharaohs who ruled after Ramses III . It consists of four main parts: the entrance, passage, burial chamber with a sarcophagus and a small room at the end.
Ramses VII died in the seventh year of his reign and there is evidence that the original corridor was expanded to the final burial chamber, and the construction of the room at the end of the tomb was stopped. [one]
Notes
- ↑ KV 1 (Rameses VII) - Theban Mapping Project, accessed July 14, 2009 (unreachable link) . Date of treatment May 20, 2014. Archived October 15, 2015.
Literature
- Hornung, E., et al. Zwei Ramessidische Königsgräber: Ramses IV. und Ramses VII, 1990, Mainz am Rhein, P. von Zabern.
- Reeves, N & Wilkinson, RH The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London
- Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, AA Gaddis, Cairo
Links
- Description of the tomb KV1 / Theban Mapping Project (Eng.)