Tomb of Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings Luxor Egypt | WV22 | Facts, Secrets Pharaonic Tombs | History Of Egyptian
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Facts about The Tomb of Amenhotep III:
- Cemetery number = WV 22.
- The mummy of King Amenhotep III “Egyptian Pharaohs kings” was discovered in 1881 AD buried in a cemetery in Deir El Bahari of the KV 35 cemetery in Luxor.
- The cemetery was completely stolen by grave robbers during the period of weakness of the Pharaonic civilization.
- Deposits were found on the base of the cemetery dating from the time of King Thutmose IV, father of King Amenhotep III.
- The king’s coffin was stolen from the burial chamber and used to bury the mummy of another Pharaonic king, and there was no longer a 3-meter-long red granite brood.
Who is the discoverer of the tomb of Amenhotep III?
The tomb was discovered in 1799 by archaeologist Prosper Jollois and Edouard de Villiers du Terrage.
Map and architectural design of the tomb of Amenhotep III:
The cemetery contains two burial halls for the king’s wives, Queen Tyi, and Queen Sitamon, “Daughters of King Amenhotep III“, next to the king’s main room, each room covered with a stone column and a small side room.
The burial chamber does not contain decorations or inscriptions on the walls.
- The main entrance hallways and stairs are not decorated with any pharaonic inscriptions.
- The waiting room contains inscriptions and scenes of the king with a group of ancient Egyptian gods.
- The well column room is no frills.
- A room with undecorated columns.
- The hallway and the second staircase are no frills.
- The waiting room contains drawings of King Amenhotep III with a group of ancient Egyptian gods.
- The burial chamber is decorated with an inscription from scenes from the Book of Imy Dwat.
- A collection of columns containing an inscription of the king with ancient Egyptian beliefs and symbols of the pharaohs.
- The side rooms are not decorated.
Your visit inside the Pharaonic cemetery begins with a sloping corridor 36 meters below and 14 meters below the level of the Valley of the Kings, all the corridors are no frills.
Upon arrival at the room due to the pit a decorated room with a width of 4.4 meters and a length of 3.6 meters, this wall was covered with plaster and then painted with layers of color
Graffiti:
You will see texts in ancient Egyptian on the wall of the waiting room that mean “Year 3, 3rd month of the Akhet season, day seven.”
Cemetery registrations:
The roof of the cemetery is decorated with the yellow sky stars on a dark blue background.
You will see an inscription on the wall from the beginning of the end of the main entrance to the arrival of the burial chamber with 4 scenes which are:
- King Amenhotep III kisses the goddess Hathor with a feather in her right hand and a long baton in her left hand.
- An inscription of the king who receives the sign of life “Ankh” from the God Anubis and the God of Osiris.
The right wall contains scenes of King Amenhotep III with his father, King Thutmose IV, with the goddess Nout and three other scenes of the king with the god Anubis, the gods of the West and the god of Osiris.
Mummy of King Amenhotep III:
The Pharaonic tombs of the Valley of the Kings were looted, and during the reign of the 21st Pharaonic Dynasty, the priests of the Temple of Amun transported the coffin and mummy of King Amenhotep III to the tomb of King Amenhotep II No. KV 35.
The mummy suffered significant damage, especially to the head.
The mummy was analyzed for pain and turned out to be dead because of a series of genetic diseases.
About King Amenhotep III:
Period of reign: 1391-1353 BC
Pharaonic Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Wives:
- Queen Tyi.
- Queen Gilokhipa
- Queen Tadukhipa
Son:
- King Akhenaton
- Prince Thutmose
- Princess Sat Amon
- Princess Isset
- Prince Henut Ta Neb
- Prince Naseb Aah
- Prince Semenekh Ka Ra
- Princess Baket Aton
Father: King Thutmose IV
Mother: Queen Mout Em Weah
Pharaonic Monuments of the king Amenhotep III:
- The Colossi of Memnon
- Temple of Amenhotep III
Where is the Tomb of Amenhotep III?
The cemetery is located on the west bank of Thebes, the western valley of the Valley of the Kings, Luxor.
Dates to visit the Tomb of Amenhotep III:
Every day from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Price of the visit ticket to the Tomb of Amenhotep III is the same ticket to visit the Valley of the Kings.
Author & Writer: Tamer Ahmed Abd elfatah Yousif
The Tomb of Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings of Luxor in Egypt
