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Construction of this tomb began by Ramesses V and completed
by his brother-successor Ramesses VI who usurped, enlarged and
used it as his burial place. It is not known though whether
he buried his predecessor in the same tomb or not. The tomb
to as far as the shaft is the original structure of Ramesses
V while the rest is the work of his successor, Ramesses VI.
The entrance of the tomb leads into four successive corridors
then the shaft followed by a four-pillared hall that has a stairway
descending to two more corridors.
At the end is the antechamber
then the burial chamber that has four columns and a big niche
cut in the wall. Both mummies of Ramesses V and Ramesses VI
-who cut this tomb- were found in the Amenhotep II's royal cache
tomb.
Like other tombs, texts excerpted from the Book of the Dead
are painted across the chamber walls and corridors of this tomb.
The burial chamber has paintings of text taken from the Book
of Earth and Ramesses V is depicted here with different deities.
The ceiling has astronomical paintings.
The corridors bear graffiti written by early Roman and Coptic
tourists. The tomb is in well-preserved condition. |
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