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Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own. The architectural layout is typical of the 20th Dynasty – the Ramesside period – and is much simpler than that of Ramesses III's tomb (KV11). The workmen accidentally broke into KV12 as they dug one of the corridors. The works on KV9 are responsible for the preservation of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the entrance of which was buried beneath huts built for the craftsmen working on Ramesses VI's tomb.
Key facts
- Egyptian tomb.name
- KV9
- Egyptian tomb.owner
- Ramesses V & Ramesses VI
- Egyptian tomb.image
- Tumba de Ramsés V y de Ramsés VI, Valle de las Reyes, Luxor, Egipto, 2022-04-03, DD 54.jpg
- Egyptian tomb.location
- East Valley of the Kings
- Egyptian tomb.date
- Open in antiquity
- Egyptian tomb.excavated
- James BurtonGeorges Daressy
- Egyptian tomb.decoration
- Book of Gates Book of Caverns Book of the Amduat Book of the Dead Book of the Earth
- Egyptian tomb.layout
- Straight axis
- Egyptian tomb.prev
- KV8
- Egyptian tomb.next
- KV10
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10 sectionsContents
- Decoration
- Entrance
- First corridor
- Hall
- Second corridor
- Antechamber and Burial Chamber
- Later history
- References
- Literature
- External links
Tomb KV9 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings was originally constructed by Pharaoh Ramesses V. He was interred here, but his uncle, Ramesses VI, later reused the tomb as his own. The architectural layout is typical of the 20th Dynasty – the Ramesside period – and is much simpler than that of Ramesses III's tomb (KV11). The workmen accidentally broke into KV12 as they dug one of the corridors. The works on KV9 are responsible for the preservation of the tomb of Tutankhamun, the entrance of which was buried beneath huts built for the craftsmen working on Ramesses VI's tomb.
In 2020, the Egyptian Tourism Authority released a full 3D model of the tomb with detailed photography, available online.