KV57 ( Valley of the Kings No. 57) - the tomb of the last pharaoh of the XVIII dynasty ( New Kingdom ) of Horemheb . She was looted in antiquity.
| Kv57 | |
|---|---|
 3D image of a tomb | |
| A country | Egypt |
| Area | Valley of the Kings |
| Coordinates | |
| Neighborhood | Kv58 |
| First mention | 1908 |
| First burial | XVIII dynasty |
| Buried list | Horemheb |
Opening
Egyptologist Edward Ayrton , sponsored by American millionaire Theodore M. Davis, discovered the tomb on February 22, 1908. Before this, Ayrton found another tomb, about which he planned to provide a detailed report, but in the end he was never published and is lost today.
In 1912, Davis released a catalog of objects of the entire funeral complex. [one]
In 1923, Gary Burton released for the Metropolitan Museum a collection of photographs of the tomb, and in 1971, thanks to Eric Hornung, they came out in color. [2]
Nearby is the tomb KV58, whose belonging to any historical person has not been established. It is considered as a utility room for the tomb of Horemheb.
Description
The tomb, measuring 469.67 x 106.58 m 2 at a depth of 29.52 m, resembles a dog with four legs apart. The curved axis of the XVIII dynasty gradually changes to the straight line of the tombs of the XIX — XX dynasties.
The tomb is notable for not just painted walls, but colored bas-reliefs, first used in the royal tomb. Fragments of Amduat from the Book of the Gate are also presented here for the first time. [3]
Despite the long reign of Horemheb (according to Wolfgang Helk - 12 years and 3 months; according to Rolf Krauss - 27 years), the decorations in the tomb were not finished. This circumstance helps modern scientists to trace the technology and stages of drawing drawings on the walls of tombs.
A red quartzite sarcophagus was discovered with a broken lid. Inside were remains not belonging to Horemheb.
Gallery
Unfinished Tomb Painting
Sarcophagus and mural in the tomb
Horemheb in the image of Osiris
Horemheb and Amentet in the image of Hathor
Tomb panorama
Notes
- ↑ Theodore M. Davis, G Maspero, Georges Daressy, Lancelot Crane. The tombs of Harmhabi and Touatânkhamanou. Excavations in the tombs of the kings. ; Theodore M. Davis' excavations: Bibân el Molûk. - Constable, London, 1912.
- ↑ Erik Hornung, Frank Teichmann. Das Grab des Haremhab im Tal der Könige. - Bern: Francke, 1971.
- ↑ Erik Hornung. Die Unterweltsbücher der Ägypter. - Zürich / München: Artemis-Verlag, 1992. - S. 195-308. - ISBN 3-7608-1061-6 .
Links
Theban Mapping Project: KV57 - English page about the tomb KV57