KV34 — Tomb of Thutmose III
KV34 — مقبرة تحتمس الثالث
18th Dynasty · New Kingdom · c. 1425 BCE
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Details
In Egypt- Where to see it
- Valley of the Kings, west bank Luxor
- Found at
- Deir el-Bahari
- Type
- tomb
- Material
- limestone bedrock
About this object
Hidden at the back of a cliff valley, the cartouche-shaped burial chamber of Thutmose III is decorated with the full text of the Amduat written as a giant unrolled papyrus.
Current location
Valley of the Kings, west bank Luxor
In the site
Valley of the Kings, at the head of a remote side valley, accessed by a steep cliff staircase
Materials
limestone bedrock, yellow-ground plaster, line-drawing decoration
Dimensions
L ~76 m · oval burial chamber shaped as a cartouche
Provenance
Cut during the reign of Thutmose III, late 18th Dynasty. Found by Victor Loret in 1898 with the mummy removed (later identified in the Deir el-Bahari royal cache).
Built by
Sourcing
Phase 0 hand-curated — pending Egyptologist review
Citations
- · Hornung, E. (1992). The Tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose III.
- · Reeves, N. & Wilkinson, R. (1996). The Complete Valley of the Kings.
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