KV8 ( English Kings' Valley number 8 ) - the tomb, located in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings , was used for the burial of Pharaoh Merneptah from Ancient Egypt from the XIX dynasty .
| KV8 | |
|---|---|
 General plan of the tomb | |
| A country | Egypt |
| Region | Valley of the Kings |
| Coordinates | |
| Neighborhood | KV7 |
| Founding date | XIX dynasty |
| Valid status | is closed |
| List of buried | Merneptah |
The burial chamber, located at the end of a 160-meter corridor, was originally used as a four sarcophagus . One of them was not so voluminous and the doors in the corridor had jambs, as a result of which they were torn down and rebuilt, and the restructuring allows them to be moved to another place. These shoals were rebuilt with the help of sandstones, which fixed them to the right place with a crane. The pillars in chamber F were demolished in order to make room for the construction of sarcophagi, of which only two were replaced. The other two columns were apparently stolen by Paneb, an employee of the village workshop ( Deir el-Medina ), with the aim of using them in his tomb.
Literature
- Reeves, N & Wilkinson, RH 1996, Thames and Hudson, London
- Siliotti, A. A Guide to the Valley of the Kings and the Theban Necropolises and Temples , 1996, AA Gaddis, Cairo
Links
- KV8 Description of the KV8 tomb / Theban Mapping Project (eng.)
- Bibliography for the tomb KV8 / Theban cartographic project.