- KV11
EgyptianRoyalTombDetail
Name = KV11
Location = East Valley of the Kings
Date = Open since antiquity
Owner =Ramesses III
Excavated = Unknown
Prev=KV10
Next=KV12 Tomb KV11 is the tomb of
Ancient Egypt ianPharaoh Ramesses III . Located in the main valley of theValley of the Kings , the tomb was originally started bySetnakhte , but abandoned when it broke into the earlier tomb ofAmenmesse (KV10 ). Setnakhte was buried inKV14 . The tomb KV11 was restarted and extended and on a different axis for Ramesses III.The tomb has been open since antiquity, and has been known variously as "Bruce's Tomb" (named after
James Bruce who entered the tomb in 1768) and "The Harper's Tomb" (due to paintings of two blind harpers in the tomb).Decoration
The 188-metre-long tomb is beautifully decorated.
The Second Corridor is decorated with the "
Litany of Re ". At the end of this corridor the axis of the tomb shifts. This Third Corridor is decorated with the "Book of Gates " and the "Book of Amduat", and leads over a ritual shaft, and then into a four-pillared hall. This hall is again decorated with the "Book of Gates ." A Fourth Corridor (decorated with scenes of theopening of the mouth ceremony and leads into a vestibule, with scenes of the "Book of the Dead ", and then into the burial chamber proper.The burial chamber is an eight-pillared hall in which stood the red
quartzite sarcophagus (which is now in theLouvre ). This chamber is decorated with "Book of Gates ", divine scenes and the "Book of the Earth ." Beyond this is a further set of annexes, decorated with the "Book of Gates ."References
* Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H. The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London.
*Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, A.A. Gaddis, Cairo.External links
* [http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/sites/browse_tomb_825.html Theban Mapping Project: KV11] - Includes description, images and plans of the tomb.
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