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Tomb KV16 is a rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt, used for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. It was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in October 1817.
Because Ramesses I ruled for less than two years, the sepulchre is rather truncated, being only twenty-nine metres long.
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Where it sits in time
The site's dated range, placed against world reference points.
The scale is logarithmic: each step to the left is about ten times older than the last.
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KV16
The tomb consists of two descending staircases, linking a sloping corridor and leading to the burial chamber.
DescriptionSources for this section
- Wikipedia (English): KV16CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources for this section
- Wikipedia (English): KV16CC BY-SA 4.0
The tomb consists of two descending staircases, linking a sloping corridor and leading to the burial chamber. Like the tomb of Horemheb (KV57), it is decorated with the Book of Gates. The sarcophagus, still in place in the final chamber, is constructed of red quartzite.
ContextSources for this section
- Wikipedia (English): KV16CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources for this section
- Wikipedia (English): KV16CC BY-SA 4.0
In the Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile opposite Thebes, tombs were excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom over a period of nearly 500 years, from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasty. The valley became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 with the rest of the Theban Necropolis.
Tradition and region
About this kind of monument
Rock-cut tombs of Egypt
Egypt has some of the best-known rock-cut tombs in the world. In the Valley of the Kings, on the west bank of the Nile opposite Thebes, tombs were excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom, for a period of nearly 500 years from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Dynasty. The valley has two main sections, the East Valley where most royal tombs lie and the West Valley, known as the Valley of the Monkeys, and it is known to contain 65 tombs and chambers. It gained great attention after the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979 with the rest of the Theban Necropolis.
Much earlier, Beni Hasan in Middle Egypt is an ancient funerary site cut into the limestone cliffs on the east bank of the Nile about 20 kilometres south of Minya. In the Middle Kingdom it was the principal cemetery of the sixteenth nome of Upper Egypt, the Oryx nome, and its monumental tombs were cut roughly halfway up the cliff, overlooking the valley. Rock-cut tombs are also found at Deir el-Medina, between the Valley of the Kings and the Valley of the Queens.
The mastaba is a different tradition: a flat-roofed rectangular tomb with sloping sides, built of mudbrick or limestone, which marked the burial sites of eminent Egyptians in the Early Dynastic Period and Old Kingdom. The mastaba was built above ground and the rock-cut tomb into the cliff.
Egyptian tombs are among the best dated monuments in the Atlas, because the dynasty or reign of the king or noble who owned them is known.
When visiting, remember that access to many tombs is limited.
Paraphrased from Wikipedia: Valley of the Kings, Wikipedia: Beni Hasan, Wikipedia: Rock-cut tomb, Wikipedia: Mastaba · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Dated moments in the story
- 1817
The burial place was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in October 1817. As Ramesses I ruled for less than two years, his sepulchre is rather truncated, being only twenty-nine metres long.
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Dates
Est. 1539–1075 BCEHow this date was established: Type comparisonTypical range for hypogeums in Egypt; this site has not been dated itself. The Valley was used for primary burials from approximately 1539 BC to 1075 BC.Source for this date
Where it stands
Egypt
The pin marks the monument itself — its exact point.
- Coordinates
- 25°45′00″ N, 32°36′51″ EFor a GPS or map app: 25.75000, 32.61430
Access is as our sources describe it; we have not visited the site to check.
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- 01Wikidata Q2634186wikidata.org
- 02Source for this dateen.wikipedia.org
- 03Wikipedia: KV16en.wikipedia.org
Image files
- The tomb of Ramses I (KV16) 2.jpgLeon petrosyanCC BY-SA 4.0
- Tumba de Ramsés I, Valle de las Reyes, Luxor, Egipto, 2022-04-03, DD 98.jpgDiego DelsoCC BY-SA 4.0
- Neues Reich. Dynastie XIX. Theben (Thebes). Bab el Meluk (Bîbân el-Mulûk). Grab 16 (NYPL b14291191-38296).jpgScan by NYPLPublic domain
- Grabkammer Ramses I der Ältere.jpgAlexander RöttelCC BY-SA 4.0
- The tomb of Pamses I, (KV16) 3.jpgLeon petrosyanCC BY-SA 4.0
- The tomb of Ramses I (KV16) 1.jpgLeon petrosyanCC BY-SA 4.0
- Ramesses I tomb.jpga rancid amoebaCC BY-SA 2.0
- Királyok völgye (keleti völgy középső részének sírjai).jpgKingtut at Hungarian WikipediaCC BY-SA 3.0
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Adapted from the Wikipedia article "KV16" (English), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; authors are listed in the page history. Reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikipedia · Edit history and authors
- Wikipedia (English): KV16CC BY-SA 4.0
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