Tomb KV5 is a subterranean, rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Kings. It belonged to the sons of Ramesses II. Though KV5 was partially excavated as early as 1825, its true extent was discovered in 1995 by Kent R. Weeks and his exploration team. The tomb is now known to be the largest in the Valley of the Kings. Weeks' discovery is widely considered the most dramatic in the valley since the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
Key facts
- Egyptian tomb.name
- KV5
- Egyptian tomb.owner
- Sons of Ramesses II
- Egyptian tomb.image
- KV5 sons of Rameses II Schematic.jpg
- Egyptian tomb.caption
- Schematic drawing of KV5
- Egyptian tomb.location
- East Valley of the Kings
- Egyptian tomb.date
- 1825
- Egyptian tomb.excavated
- Kent R. Weeks (1995)
- Egyptian tomb.decoration
- Opening of the Mouth
- Egyptian tomb.layout
- Labyrinth
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- hypogeum
- Country
- Egypt
- Located in
- Luxor
- Area
- 1266.47
- Location
- Valley of the Kings
- Length
- 443.2
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- KV5
- director of archaeological fieldwork
- James Burton
- time of discovery or invention
- 1790-00-00
- culture
- Ancient Egypt
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Tomb KV5 is a subterranean, rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Kings. It belonged to the sons of Ramesses II. Though KV5 was partially excavated as early as 1825, its true extent was discovered in 1995 by Kent R. Weeks and his exploration team. The tomb is now known to be the largest in the Valley of the Kings. Weeks' discovery is widely considered the most dramatic in the valley since the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
==History== thumb|left|Entrance to the closed tomb of KV5 Standing near the entrance to the Valley, KV5 was robbed in antiquity. In addition, over the centuries, it suffered the fate of other low-lying tombs, which was to be filled with rubble washed down in the flash floods that accompany thunderstorms over the Valley.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “KV5” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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