KV9 | |
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Burial site of Ramesses V & Ramesses VI | |
Coordinates | 25°44′24.6″N 32°36′04.7″E / 25.740167°N 32.601306°E |
Location | East Valley of the Kings |
Discovered | Open in antiquity |
Excavated by | James Burton Georges Daressy |
Decoration | Book of Gates Book of Caverns Book of the Amduat Book of the Dead Book of the Earth |
Layout | Straight axis |
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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. In 2020, the Egyptian Tourism Authority released a full 3D model of the tomb with detailed photography, available online.[1]