| KV3 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of Unnamed son of Ramesses III | |
 KV3 entrance | |
  KV3 | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′27.5″N 32°36′09.5″E / 25.740972°N 32.602639°E |
| Location | East Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | Open in antiquity |
| Excavated by | Edward Ayrton (1904–1906) Harry Burton (1912) |
| Decoration | Rameses III followed by a prince, before various deities. |
| Layout | Straight axis |
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Tomb KV3, located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, was intended for the burial of an unidentified son of Pharaoh Ramesses III during the early part of the Twentieth Dynasty. It is similar in design to the "straight axis" tombs typical of this dynasty, and an ostracon written in hieratic script from the time of Ramesses III mentions the founding of a tomb for a royal prince, likely this tomb.[1] The unfinished state of a couple of rooms in the tomb along with scant archeological evidence suggests that the tomb was never used. Some have suggested that it was originally intended for use by the prince regent who would succeed as Ramesses IV,[2] and who started building his own tomb (KV2) soon after he came to the throne.
- ^ Reeves, Nicholas. Wilkinson, Richard H. The Complete Valley of the Kings. p. 161. Thames & Hudson. 1997. (Reprint) ISBN 0-500-05080-5
- ^ "KV 3 (Son of Rameses III) – Theban Mapping Project". www.thebanmappingproject.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2018-02-26.