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Further, her tomb aligns with the offering hall of the mortuary cult complex. [86] There is another analogous relationship between the mortuary temple and Karnak and that of the pyramids and Heliopolis. [87] Though KV20 is recognized as the tomb of Hatshepsut, there is a dispute over who commissioned its initial construction.
The cliff tomb of Hatshepsut, also known as tomb Wadi A-1, [1] is the tomb quarried for her as the Great Royal Wife of Thutmose II, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. It is located in Wady Sikkat Taqet Zaid, to the west of the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. The tomb is cut into a slot in the vertical cliff face 70 metres (230 ft ...
Merytre-Hatshepsut: This tomb was originally constructed for Hatshepsut-Meryetre, the wife of Thutmose III. She was never buried here though, and the tomb was later reused by Sennefer (mayor of Thebes during the reign of Amenhotep II). KV43: 18th Dynasty 1903 Thutmose IV: KV44: 18th Dynasty 1901 Unknown The original owner of this tomb is ...
The crocodile heads were buried with a very specific purpose. ... Archaeologists in Luxor excavated two tombs near the temple of Hatshepsut, Science in Poland said in a news release Tuesday, Dec ...
KV20 is a tomb in the Valley of the Kings ().It was probably the first royal tomb to be constructed in the valley. KV20 was the original burial place of Thutmose I (who was later re-interred in KV38) and later was adapted by his daughter Hatshepsut to accommodate her and her father.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. Egyptian queen and pharaoh, sixth ruler of the Eighteenth Dynasty (c. 1479/8–1458 BC) For the 13th dynasty princess, see Hatshepsut (king's daughter). Hatshepsut Statue of Hatshepsut on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Pharaoh Reign c. 1479 – 1458 BC Coregency Thutmose III ...
Menhet, Menwi, and Merti were buried in Wady Gabbanat el-Qurud, an area used as the burial ground for royal women and children in the early Eighteenth Dynasty. Their tomb is located close to, and is of equal scale to, the cliff tomb intended for Hatshepsut as the chief queen of Thutmose II. [4]
Tomb KV60 is an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. It was discovered by Howard Carter in 1903, and re-excavated by Donald P. Ryan in 1989. It is one of the more perplexing tombs of the Theban Necropolis , due to the uncertainty over the identity of one female mummy found there (KV60A).