Tomb KV3, located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, was intended for the burial of an unidentified son of Pharaoh Ramesses III during the early part of the Twentieth Dynasty. It is similar in design to the "straight axis" tombs typical of this dynasty, and an ostracon written in hieratic script from the time of Ramesses III mentions the founding of a tomb for a royal prince, likely this tomb. The unfinished state of a couple of rooms in the tomb along with scant archeological evidence suggests that the tomb was never used. Some have suggested that it was originally intended for use by the prince
Key facts
- Egyptian tomb.name
- KV3
- Egyptian tomb.owner
- Unnamed son of Ramesses III
- Egyptian tomb.image
- KV3 entrance valley of the kings.jpg
- Egyptian tomb.caption
- KV3 entrance
- Egyptian tomb.location
- East Valley of the Kings
- Egyptian tomb.date
- Open in antiquity
- Egyptian tomb.excavated
- Edward Ayrton (1904–1906) Harry Burton (1912)
- Egyptian tomb.decoration
- Rameses III followed by a prince, before various deities.
- Egyptian tomb.layout
- Straight axis
- Egyptian tomb.prev
- KV2
- Egyptian tomb.next
- KV4
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Tomb KV3, located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, was intended for the burial of an unidentified son of Pharaoh Ramesses III during the early part of the Twentieth Dynasty. It is similar in design to the "straight axis" tombs typical of this dynasty, and an ostracon written in hieratic script from the time of Ramesses III mentions the founding of a tomb for a royal prince, likely this tomb. The unfinished state of a couple of rooms in the tomb along with scant archeological evidence suggests that the tomb was never used. Some have suggested that it was originally intended for use by the prince regent who would succeed as Ramesses IV, and who started building his own tomb (KV2) soon after he came to the throne.
==Tomb description== In terms of its design it closely follows that used for tombs in the Valley of the Queens, and its size reflects the effort that would have gone into burying a member of the royal family. The tomb is located on the main path, close to the entrance to the Valley.