WV25

Tomb WV25 in the West Valley of the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, is clearly the beginnings of a Royal Tomb, but was never finished or decorated. It is thought to be the start of Akhenaten's Theban Tomb.

WV25
Burial site of unknown
WV25
Coordinates25°44′28.3″N 32°35′33.6″E
LocationWest Valley of the Kings
Discovered1817
Excavated byGiovanni Battista Belzoni
DecorationAmduat, Book of the Dead,
Fishing and fowling scenes
LayoutStraight
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It was discovered by Giovanni Battista Belzoni in 1817. Belzoni found two sets of four Third Intermediate Period coffins containing mummies, one coffin was covered in a pall.

Isometric, plan and elevation images of WV25 taken from a 3d model

References

  • Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H. The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London
  • Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, A.A. Gaddis, Cairo
  • Belzoni, Giovanni Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries in Egypt and Nubia;...John Murray, London


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