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KV4 is a tomb in the Valley of the Kings . The tomb was initiated for the burial of Ramesses XI but it is likely that its construction was abandoned and it was not used for Ramesses's interment. It also seems likely that Pinedjem I intended to usurp this tomb for his own burial, but that he too abandoned the plan.
Usermaatre Heqamaatre Setepenamun Ramesses IV (also written Ramses or Rameses) was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. He was the second son of Ramesses III and became crown prince when his elder brother Amenherkhepshef died aged 15 [ 4 ] in 1164 BC, when Ramesses was only 12 years old.
The tomb was likely used as a dwelling by Coptic monks, [3] and there are also depictions of Coptic saints and crosses on the tomb's walls. [ 6 ] Early European visitors to the area included Richard Pococke , who may have visited KV2 and designated it "Tomb B" in his Observations of Egypt , published in 1743.
Time of Ramesses II [32] QV59 [46] 18th Dynasty Unknown Anonymous Unknown Not much is known about this tomb other than its 18th Dynasty age. QV60 [30] 19th Dynasty c.1826 Nebettawy: Princess-Queen This tomb was for a daughter-wife of Ramesses II, the structural stability of the tomb is now seriously compromised by the loss of interior walls ...
The tombs of Ramesses I, Seti I, and Ramesses II required "renewing" [2] after pillaging, and this led to the royal mummies being moved to this tomb to protect them, with each coffin given dockets stating when they were moved and where they were reburied; some of the mummies had been moved multiple times before they were placed here.
The limestone block is about 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) high and depicts a seated Ramses wearing a double crown and a headdress topped with a royal cobra, Bassem Jihad, head of the mission's Egyptian ...
The Ramesseum is the memorial temple (or mortuary temple) of Pharaoh Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great", also spelled "Ramses" and "Rameses"). It is located in the Theban Necropolis in Upper Egypt, on the west of the River Nile, across from the modern city of Luxor.
Aswan Rock stela. Top: Ramesses II, Isetnofret and Khaemwaset before Khnum. Bottom left to right: Merneptah, Bintanath and Prince Ramesses. Khaemweset was the son of Ramesses II and Queen Isetnofret. He had at least two brothers: Prince Ramesses was his elder brother and Merneptah was his younger brother. Bintanath was his sister. These three ...