KV64
Sign in to saveKV64 is the tomb of an unknown Eighteenth Dynasty individual in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt that was re-used in the Twenty-second Dynasty for the burial of the priestess Nehmes Bastet, who held the office of "chantress" at the temple of Karnak. The tomb is located on the pathway to KV34 (tomb of Thutmose III) in the main Valley of the Kings. KV64 was discovered in 2011 and excavated in 2012 by Susanne Bickel and Elina Paulin-Grothe of the University of Basel. thumb|Stela depicting Nehemes-Bastet before composite funerary god from KV64 (Luxor Museum)
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- Egyptian tomb.name
- KV64
- Egyptian tomb.owner
- Unknown, Nehmes Bastet
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- Coffin and stela of priestess Nehmes Bastet in situ within KV64
- Egyptian tomb.location
- East Valley of the Kings
- Egyptian tomb.date
- 25 January 2011
- Egyptian tomb.excavated
- University of Basel (2012–13)
- Egyptian tomb.layout
- Shaft and chamber
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- Discovery and layout
- Contents
- Occupants
- Eighteenth Dynasty mummy
- Nehmes Bastet
- Previous use of KV64 designation
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KV64 is the tomb of an unknown Eighteenth Dynasty individual in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt that was re-used in the Twenty-second Dynasty for the burial of the priestess Nehmes Bastet, who held the office of "chantress" at the temple of Karnak. The tomb is located on the pathway to KV34 (tomb of Thutmose III) in the main Valley of the Kings. KV64 was discovered in 2011 and excavated in 2012 by Susanne Bickel and Elina Paulin-Grothe of the University of Basel. thumb|Stela depicting Nehemes-Bastet before composite funerary god from KV64 (Luxor Museum)
==Discovery and layout== On 25 January 2011, during the University of Basel Kings' Valley Project's 2011 excavation season, work to install a protective iron cover over the shaft of KV40 uncovered the edges of a shaft cut into the rock north of KV40. Given the small size of the cutting, approximately , and its proximity to the neighbouring tomb, it was initially suggested to be a possible embalming cache or an unfinished shaft. The feature was given the initial designation of 'KV40b.' Due to its discovery coinciding with the beginning of the 2011 Egyptian revolution, it was fitted with a metal cover to await clearance the following season. Excavation resumed in early January 2012 and it soon became apparent that the feature was a tomb; the find was officially announced on 15 January 2012 and given the designation KV64.