KV16
| KV16 | |
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| Burial site ofRamesses I | |
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  KV16 | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′23.5″N32°36′06.3″E/ 25.739861°N 32.601750°E |
| Location | East Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | 10 October 1817 |
| Excavated by | Giovanni Belzoni |
| Decoration | Book of Gates |
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Tomb KV16is located in theValley of the KingsinEgypt.It was used for the burial ofPharaohRamesses Iof theNineteenth Dynasty.The burial place was discovered byGiovanni Belzoniin October 1817.
As Ramesses I ruled for less than two years, his sepulchre is rather truncated, being only twenty-nine metres long. It consists of two descending staircases, linking a sloping corridor and leading to the burial chamber. Like the tomb ofHoremheb(KV57), the grave is decorated with theBook of Gates.The sarcophagus, still in place in the final chamber, is constructed of redquartzite.
References
[edit]- Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H.The Complete Valley of the Kings,1996, Thames and Hudson, London.
- Siliotti, A.Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples,1996, A.A. Gaddis, Cairo.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toKV16.
- Theban Mapping Project: KV16includes description, images, and plans of the tomb.
