Tomb of King Ramses V + King Ramesses VI | KV9 in Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt – Egyptian Tombs
Facts and history of building pharaonic tombs in the ancient civilization of Egypt and more…
Facts and History of the Construction of Egyptian Pharaonic Tombs in the Civilization of Ancient Egypt and More…
One of the most famous double tombs that contains the Mummy of King Ramses V and the mummy of King Ramses VI of the Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty in the The Ramesside Period of The New Kingdom of Egypt, which dates back to the most famous Egyptian Pharaohs kings of Ancient Egypt.
This tomb is not only affiliated with, but was also for King Ramses VI.
Learn about King Ramses V in a brief summary in addition to other information about the tomb in terms of the specifications it came with and more about Ancient Egypt History.
Tomb of King Ramses V Facts
The tomb of King Ramses V, known as Tomb 9, is located in the Valley of the Kings, indicating the development of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt.
It was built by Pharaoh Ramses V to be his final shelter and to bury his Pharaohs‘ mummies..
But the tomb was used by his uncle Ramses VI, who was buried in the tomb but at a later time..
The design of the tomb is similar to the rest of the tombs of the kings of the Twentieth Dynasty, Ramesside, indicating the development of Architecture in ancient Egypt.
But it comes with a kind of simplicity compared to the Tomb of King Ramesses III | KV11, which was built in the era of King Ramses III and bears the number 11..
The uncle of King Ramses V later expanded this tomb..
Design of the tomb of King Ramses V
The cemetery comes with a series of somewhat descending passages, which come in a straight line..
These passages lead to the burial chamber for the pharaonic Ancient Egyptian Coffins, which lies deep underground..
The tomb’s inscriptions were in good condition when found, but were rather poor compared to the inscriptions found in the tombs of the kings of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, such as Tomb of King Ramesses I | KV16 “King Ramesses I“.
The tomb contains a group of scenes, as is customary for kings, which are usually funerary scenes, as in the beliefs and Ancient Egyptian religion..
The purpose of having such inscriptions is to help the king in his journey during the transition to the other world so that it is easy as in the legends of the pharaohs “Egyptian Mythology“.
The first descending passages came with a group of inscriptions decorating them and they were from the Book of Gates, which is a funerary book, in addition to the Book of Caverns.
Another set of corridors is decorated with inscriptions from the Book of the Afterlife “Book of Amduat” and the The Book of the Dead, both of which are funerary books..
The burial chamber was somewhat different in terms of the type of inscriptions used to decorate the chamber, which were inspired by the Book of the Earth..
While the ceiling came with a group of astronomical inscriptions to indicate Astronomy in ancient Egypt and inscriptions that are a group of Magic in ancient Egypt, in addition to maps of the underworld..
These maps show the sun god’s nightly journey in which he brings life back to the earth..
Discover the secrets and map of the tomb from the inside and what are the facts about the Pharaonic engravings on the walls of the internal corridors and the mummy of the king and visiting hours and prices of tickets to enter the tomb and more to start visiting the tourist attractions in Egypt and the tourist places in Luxor in the south.
Facts about the tomb of King Ramses VI:
Tomb No. 9 in the Valley of the Kings was originally intended for the burial of the mummy of King Ramses V, but King Ramses VI of Pharaoh seized it entirely and made it his own..
All the contents of the tomb were stolen in the era of King Ramesses XI by Ancient Egyptian Grave Robbers at the beginning of the third era of decline “Third Intermediate Period of Egypt” and the spread of hunger and Revolutions in Ancient Egypt, even the theft of Funerary Equipment furniture and treasures and jewelry of the king as well as the Clothing in ancient Egypt that were in the royal coffin.
The granite sarcophagus “Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy” of King Ramses VI was moved from the tomb to The British Museum, where it was restored and more than 250 pieces were collected in 2004 AD..
The Egyptian government, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and Egyptology and archaeologist Dr Zahi Hawass have requested more than once to return the coffin to Egypt, but the British government has refused..
The tomb was officially opened to visitors in 1888 AD..
The tomb of King Ramses VI is considered one of the largest royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor..
Map of the tomb of Ramses VI from the inside:
The entrance to the tomb begins with a pharaonic engraving of a scarab and a ram’s head between the ancient Egyptian God Isis and God Nephthys, in addition to a royal seal of the tomb in the name of King Ramses VI, one of the most important ancient pharaohs..
The tomb is designed straight down to a depth of 93 metres..
The area of the cemetery is 510 square meters and the length is 117 meters..
It contains 5 successive corridors, then the column room and 4 special rooms for storing royal treasures and Food in ancient Egypt, the royal and all the king’s tools that he used in his afterlife, then the royal burial chamber that contains the coffin.
King Ramses VI was interested in engraving the walls of the tomb and all the walls of the rooms from the journey of the God Ra“Egyptian deities – Ancient Egyptian gods and Goddesses” from the Book of Doors in the Afterlife and the trial of the dead before the court..
The first passage in the cemetery:
There is an inscription of King Ramesses VI on the south wall from the Book of Gates while the north wall has an inscription from the Book of Caverns..
Lounge and waiting room:
On the left wall you will see an inscription from the Book of Gates, where the god Nun holds the bark of Ra and hazelnuts, then on the right wall continue scenes and drawings from the Book of Caverns..
After entering the corridor from above, you will see a carving of King Ramses VI offering sacrifices and worship to the gods and ancient religious beliefs of the Egyptian pharaohs, namely the God Osiris, God Sokar and God Ptah.
The second passage in the cemetery:
The second corridor contains an inscription and Pharaonic decorations from the Book of the Dead, and the ceiling contains an inscription from the Book of Day and Night and the god Ra, in addition to the presence of King Ramses VI within the inscription..
Second Hall:
The second corridor ends with a second and final hall containing a pharaonic inscription from the Book of the Dead..
The walls of the hall contain inscriptions in black and red ink in Greek, Latin, Democritus and Coptic of people who visited the tomb from the kings throughout the ages of ancient Pharaonic civilization..
Mummy of King Ramses VI:
The mummy was badly damaged, as tomb robbers stole all the treasures that were in the royal coffin of King Ramses VI..
The mummy was transferred during the reign of Pinedjem I of the Twenty-first Egyptian Dynasty to the Tomb of King Amenhotep II | KV35, which belonged to King Amenhotep II of the Eighteenth Dynasty..
The mummy was discovered in a dilapidated state in 1898 AD by archaeologist Victor Loret.
After analyzing the mummy of King Ramses VI, it turned out that he died at the age of 40 years..
Tomb robbers used an axe to break off the mummy’s head and torso to get at the jewelry and gold that was on the pharaonic mummy..
Tomb passages engraving:
You will see an inscription on the walls of the first corridor of King Ramses VI standing before the goddesses Horakhty and Ra-Horakhty, in addition to a pharaonic inscription from the Book of Gates, to tell us the secrets of the beliefs of ancient Egyptian civilization..
Inscriptions and writings in ancient Egyptian were drawn on all the walls of the second corridor..
A complete relief from the Amduat Funerary Book was drawn, depicting scenes of the king’s journey through the underworld at night until he reached the gates, in addition to an inscription of the god Ra’s journey from west to east at night for 12 hours until the next morning..
The fifth corridor contains a continuation of the journey from the end of the fourth corridor..
The ceilings of the corridors were entirely decorated with astronomical figures of the hemisphere of the zodiac, symbols and clocks used by the ancient Egyptians in astronomy..
About King Ramses VI:
Period of rule in Ancient Egyptian Government: 1145 – 1136 BC.
Sentence: 8 years.
Date of death: 1136 BC.
Burial place: Tomb No. 9 in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor.
Wife: Queen Nubkhesped, the most famous queen of Pharaonic Egypt “Female Pharaohs“.
Children:
Princess Este
Ramses Itamon.
Father: King Ramses III
Mother: Queen Ist Tahmagret.
Pharaonic Dynasty: The Twentieth Dynasty.
Address of the tomb of King Ramses VI:
Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt.
Visiting hours of the tomb of King Ramses V
Daily from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Ticket prices for entering the tomb of King Ramses V
Note: Facts and secrets of the history will be added soon…
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