- KV16
EgyptianRoyalTombDetail
Name = KV16
Location = East Valley of the Kings
Date =10 October ,1817
Owner =Ramesses I
Excavated = Giovanni Belzoni
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Next=KV17 Tomb KV16, located in the
Valley of the Kings inEgypt , was used for the burial ofPharaoh Ramesses I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. It was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in October 1817.As Ramesses I ruled for less than two years, his tomb is rather truncated (only twenty-nine metres long), consisting of two descending staircases, linking a sloping corridor and leading to the burial chamber. Like the tomb of
Horemheb (KV57 ), the tomb is decorated with the "Book of Gates ." The sarcophagus, still in place in the final chamber, is constructed of redquartzite .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_830.html Theban Mapping Project: KV16] - Includes description, images, and plans of the tomb.
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