KV53
| KV53 | |
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| Burial site of unknown | |
 Schematic of KV53 | |
  KV53 | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′23.1″N32°36′2.4″E/ 25.739750°N 32.600667°E |
| Location | East Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | 1906 |
| Excavated by | Edward R. Ayrton(1906) Zahi Hawass(2009-10) |
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Tomb KV53is located in theValley of the Kings,inEgypt.It was discovered in 1906 byEdward R. Ayrtonexcavating on behalf ofTheodore M. Davis.It has been excavated but never been fully planned, and consists of a single chamber at the end of a shaft.[1]
1906 discovery, layout, and contents
[edit]KV53 was discovered in 1906 by Edward Ayrton during excavations conducted on behalf of the American millionaire Theodore Davis. After thoroughly investigating the southern section of the side valley leading to the tomb ofAmenhotep II(KV35), excavation moved to the other side of the path, to the north ofKV29.KV53 was discovered underneath later workmens' huts.[2]
The tomb consists of a shallow shaft that descends to a large room. Ayrton notes the tomb had been looted in antiquity, with the only find noted being anostracondedicated toMeretsegernaming "Hora, chief scribe of the Place of Truth".[1][2]Several more ostraca had been found in the shaft fill, and more still which were likely contemporary with them had been used to construct the walls of the workers' dwellings.[2]
2009–10 excavations
[edit]In 2009–2010 a team led by Zahi Hawass and Ahmed el-Leithy conducted excavations in this area attempting to relocate tombsKV50,KV51,KV52and KV53. The digging revealed 18th Dynasty blue painted pottery, tools, andhieraticand figuredostracaincluding a sketch of a seated queen presenting an offering, and depictions of sexual scenes with women and animals. Cartouches ofRamesses IIwere also present on ostraca.[3]
References
[edit]- ^abReeves, Nicholas; Wilkinson, Richard H. (1996).The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest Pharaohs(2010 paperback ed.). London: Thames and Hudson. p. 186.ISBN978-0-500-28403-2.
- ^abcDavis, Theodore M.; Maspero, Gaston; Ayrton, Edward; Daressy, George; Jones, E. Harold (1908).The Tomb of Siptah; The Monkey Tomb and the Gold Tomb.London: Archibald Constable and Co., Ltd. pp. 18–19.Retrieved15 August2021.
- ^Spencer, Patricia (Autumn 2010)."Digging Diary 2009-10".Egyptian Archaeology.37:26.Retrieved17 September2021.
External links
[edit]- Theban Mapping Project: KV53includes detailed maps of most of the tombs.
