Tomb of King Amenhotep III | KV22 / WV22 in Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt – Egyptian Tombs
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Tomb of King Amenhotep III
Cemetery number= KV22 / WV22.
Mummy of the pharaoh King Amenhotep III, one of the most famous Egyptian Pharaohs kings of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt in The New Kingdom of Egypt, was discovered in 1881 AD, buried in one of the tombs of Deir El Bahari in a royal cemetery in Luxor..
The tomb of Amenhotep III was completely stolen by Ancient Egyptian Grave Robbers during a period of weakness in the Pharaonic civilization and the spread of famines and Revolutions in Ancient Egypt.
Sediments were found in the foundation of the tomb dating back to the era of King Thutmose IV, father of King Amenhotep III..
The king’s pharaonic Ancient Egyptian Coffins was stolen from the funerary burial chamber and used to bury the mummy of another pharaonic king. All that remained was a 3-meter-long red granite cover (Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy)..
Who discovered the tomb of Amenhotep III?
The tomb was discovered in 1799 AD by Egyptology and archaeologist Prosper Jolois and Edouard de Villiers du Trague..
Map and architectural design of the tomb of Amenhotep III:
The tomb of Amenhotep III contains two chambers for the burial of the king’s wives, namely Queen Tiye and Queen Sitamun, the most famous Female Pharaohs “queens of Pharaonic Egypt” (daughters of King Amenhotep III), next to the main chamber of the king. Each chamber contains a stone column and a small side chamber..
The burial chamber does not contain any decorations or engravings on the walls, indicating the development of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt and Architecture in ancient Egypt.
The main entrance corridors and stairs are not decorated with any Pharaonic inscriptions..
The waiting room contains engravings and scenes of the king with a group of Egyptian deities – Ancient Egyptian gods and Goddesses as in the Ancient Egyptian religion.
Undecorated well shaft room.
The upper column hall is not decorated..
The second corridor and stairs are not decorated..
The waiting room contains drawings of King Amenhotep III with a group of ancient Egyptian gods..
Burial chamber with inscriptions of scenes from the Book of the Afterlife “Book of Amduat“.
A group of columns containing an inscription of the king with ancient Egyptian beliefs and symbols of the pharaohs.
Undecorated side room.
Side rooms are not decorated..
Side rooms are not decorated..
Undecorated side room.
Undecorated side room.
Your journey inside the Pharaonic tomb begins with a 36-meter-long, 14-meter-deep, downward-sloping passageway below the Valley of the Kings. All passageways are undecorated..
Upon reaching the well room in the tomb of Amenhotep III, we find a decorated room with a width of 4.4 meters and a length of 3.6 meters. This thin wall was covered with plaster and then painted with light layers..
graffiti:
You will see Ancient Egyptian Language on the wall of the waiting room that mean “The third year, the third month of the Akhet season, the seventh day” indicating the development of astronomy in Astronomy in ancient Egypt“
Tomb inscriptions:
The ceiling of the tomb of Amenhotep III is decorated with stars in the sky in Luxor on a dark blue background to indicate the development of Ancient Egyptian science.
You will see an inscription on the wall from the beginning of the end of the main entrance until reaching the burial chamber, which includes 4 scenes, which are:..
King Amenhotep III embracing the God Hathor, holding a Shu feather in his right hand and a long club in his left hand..
An inscription of the king receiving the sign of life “ankh” from the God Anubis and God Osiris.
The right wall contains scenes of King Amenhotep III with his father King Thutmose IV with the god Nut and three other scenes of the king with the god Anubis, the gods of the West and the god Osiris as in the Egyptian Mythology “myths of the Pharaohs”.
Mummy of King Amenhotep III:
The Pharaonic tombs in the Valley of the Kings were looted. High Priest of Amun and the priests of the Temple of the God Amun during the rule of the Twenty-first Egyptian Dynasty during the reign of king Psusennes I and Pinedjem I during the Third Decline of the Pharaonic era “Third Intermediate Period of Egypt” transferred the coffin and mummy of King Amenhotep III to the Tomb of King Amenhotep II | KV35, which was built during the reign of King Amenhotep II and is considered The Royal Cache of Deir el-Bahri.
The mummy was severely damaged, especially in the head area..
The mummy was analyzed for DNA and it was found that he died as a result of exposure to a group of genetic diseases..
About King Amenhotep III:
Period of rule in ancient Egypt “Ancient Egyptian Government“: 1391 – 1353 BC.
Pharaonic Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Wives:
Queen Ti
Queen Glukhippa
Queen Tadukhiba
Children:
Prince Thutmose
Queen Sat Amun
Prince Est
Prince Hanut Taneb
Prince Nabt Ah
Prince Pak-Aten
Father: King Thutmose IV
Mother: Queen Mut-em-Wia
The king’s effects:,
- The Colossi of Memnon in the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III, which is considered the most famous Egyptian Temples in Luxor, in the city of Thebes.
- Temple of Amenhotep III in El Kab, Aswan.
Where is the king’s tomb located?
The tomb of Amenhotep III is located on the West Bank of the Western Valley of the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt..
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The Tomb of Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings of Luxor in Egypt
