valley of the kings

DEATH IN ANCIENT EGYPT

AFTER LIFE !

MUMMIFICATION

Development of the tombs in Ancient Egypt

Mastaba-tombs: “bench”

Simple pit-graves

TOMBS

Mortuary chapel-tombs

Pyramid Tombs

SAFF TOMBS

workers

object inside the tombs

INSIDE THE TOMBS

worshiped scene

religious scene

hunting scene

ART

family scene

offering scene

Book of earth

Book of the dead

Book of nut

inscriptions

BOOKS

Book of caverns

Book of heavenly cow

‪Book of the traversing

site ?

site

where ?

name !

why ?

tomb robbers

discovery

belzoni

john gardener Wilkinson

KV

HOWARD CARTETER

archaeologists

William Edward Ayrton

james bruce

victor loret

1st tomb discovered in the valley of the kings

RAMSESS VII

KV I

BY:RICHARD POCOCKE

FAMILY OF ABD EL RASSOUL

RAMSESS I

SETI I

1ST KING BURIED HERE TUTHMOSISS I

1st pharaoh to build in the Valley of the Kings was Amenhotep I.

The last royal burial in the Valley of the Kings is thought to be that of Ramesses XI

LAST TOMB DISCOVERED

KV 63

it was found in 2006

history of 18th Dynasty

design of the tombs

BENT AXIS

" L" SHAPE

Reasons !

tuthmosiss iii

tuthmosiss iv

Tomb of Tuthmosiss III

Who is He ?!

OFFICIAL OPEN

DR.Mohamed sayed badr

DR.Moustafa wazery

DR. mamdouh el damaty

victor loret

THE TOMB OF TUTHMOSISS III KV34

Looking down from the tombs entrance.

- hidden !

_decorations

-first hall

-burial chamber

First Hall

inside the burial chamber

-oval shape

- decoration

- tomb of tuthmosiss I + II

-What about two pillars !

Amduat

WHEN !

idea of amduat !

the book of secret chamber

Detail from the 5th hour of the Amduat

The fourth hour of the Amduat

The 7th hour of the Amduat

Mummy

in 1882, by Emile Brugsch.

THE TOMB OF Amenhotep II (KV35)

who is he !

Victor loret

plan of the tomb of Amenhotep II

Inside the Tomb

cachette

the mummy of Amenhotep II

Victor Loret in 1898

Another tombs of 18th Dynasty

-Hatshepsut KV20

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- Amenhotep I KV 39

- Akhenaten KV55

- Ay KV 23

- Tutankhamun KV 62

Tomb of Amenhotep I (KV39)

Victor Loret

tomb of hatshpsut KV 20

a foundation deposit of Hatshepsut was found at the entrance to the tomb which included fragments of funerary furniture

THE TOMB OF AKHENATEN (KV55)

DAVIS 1907

THE TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN (KV62)

THE TOMB OF AY (KV23)

history of the 19th Dynasty

Design of 19th Dynasty

Reasons !

Book of carvens

Tomb of Seti I KV(17)

Who is He ?

Belzoni

1817

PLAN OF THE TOMB OF SETI I

Finest Art !

inside the tomb

Book litany of Re

what is that !

LITANY OF RE

Mummy

THE TOMB OF RAMSESS II (KV7)

THE TOMB OF TAUWSERT (KV17)

History of 20th Dynasty

Design

Tomb of Ramses III

who is he ?

James Bruce 1792

plan of the tomb of Ramsess III

KV11

inside the Tomb

The Book of Gates

Idea of the books of Gates

Book of pylons

What is the different !

VS

Book of Amduat

Book of Gates

The Mummy of Ramsess III

CT SCAN

Tomb of Ramsess IX

Tomb of Ramsess IV (KV2)

KV2

Edward Ayrton

graffiti !!

graffiti !!

comparison

Different between 18 , 19 & 20 Tombs !!!

STRAIGHT AXIS

Bent axis

L SHAPE

18th Dynasty

19th Dynasty

20th Dynasty

Thank You

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