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  2. Book of Caverns - Wikipedia

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    The Book of Caverns is one of the best sources of information about the Egyptian concept of hell. [2] The Book of Caverns originated in the 13th century BC in the Ramesside Period. [3] The earliest known version of this work is on the left hand wall of the Osireion in Abydos. [1] Later it appears in the tomb of Ramesses IV in the Valley of the ...

  3. KV9 - Wikipedia

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    On both sides are images of Ramesses VI before Ra-Horakhty and Osiris.The scenes originally depicted Ramesses V but were usurped. On the south wall of the corridor begin the scenes from a complete version of the Book of Gates, while the north wall is decorated with an almost complete exemplar of the Book of Caverns. [4]

  4. KV2 - Wikipedia

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    The savants accompanying Napoleon's campaign in Egypt surveyed the Valley of the Kings and designated KV2 as "IIe Tombeau" ("2nd Tomb") in their list. [10] Other visitors of note included James Burton , who mapped the tomb in 1825, and the Franco-Tuscan Expedition of 1828–1829, who conducted an epigraphic survey of the tomb's inscriptions.

  5. Archeological Map of Egypt - Wikipedia

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    The Center received the first prize for innovative use of technology, in the Stockholm Challenge in 2004, for its work called The Archeological Map of Egypt. [4] All archaeological sites within Sharqia Governorate areas are accurately defined on small scale maps, providing a detailed and precise database.

  6. KV6 - Wikipedia

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    KV6 schematic. Tomb KV6 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings is the final resting place of the 20th-Dynasty Pharaoh Ramesses IX.However, the archaeological evidence and the quality of decoration it contains indicates that the tomb was not finished in time for Ramesses's death but was hastily rushed through to completion, many corners being cut, following his demise.

  7. KV1 - Wikipedia

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    The walls of the burial chamber are decorated with extracts from the Book of the Earth. In terms of style and themes it closely follows that of its immediate predecessor, Ramesses VI 's KV9 , though the ceiling within the burial chamber contains a double image of the sky goddess Nut , reflecting a style used in tomb paintings used by pharaohs ...

  8. Book of the Earth - Wikipedia

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    The Book primarily appears on the tombs of Merneptah, Twosret, Ramesses III, Ramesses VI, and Ramesses VII and serves as a counterpart to the Book of Caverns. [ 2 ] The central figures in the story are Osiris , Ra and Ba , while the overarching plot is the journey the sun takes through the earth god, Aker .

  9. TT33 (tomb) - Wikipedia

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    Further planned work will concentrate on the cleaning, restoration and conservation of the tomb, which has been engraved with many important texts, such as Pyramid Texts, the Book of the Dead [7] or the Great Netherworld Books (e.g. Amduat, Book of Gates and Book of Caverns. [8])