KV13
| KV13 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site ofBay,AmenherkhepshefandMentuherkhepsef | |
 KV13 schematic | |
  KV13 | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′21.2″N32°35′58.4″E/ 25.739222°N 32.599556°E |
| Location | East Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | 1988 |
| Excavated by | Hartwig Altenmüller(1988–1994) |
| Decoration | Book of the Dead |
| Layout | Straight axis |
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Tomb KV13,located in theValley of the KingsinEgypt,was cut and decorated for the burial of the nobleBayof theNineteenth Dynasty.Anostracapublished in the French Egyptological journalBIFAOin 2000 records that Chancellor Bay was executed by pharaohSiptah.[1]Consequently, Bay was never buried in his tomb. Moreover, no funerary goods were found in the tomb belonging to Bay. It was later reused by two princes of theTwentieth Dynasty,Mentuherkhepsef,a son ofRamesses III,and his nephew,Amenherkhepshef,a son ofRamesses VI.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Grandet, Pierre (2000)."L'execution du chancelier Bay O.IFAO 1864".Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale.100:339–345.Retrieved22 July2020.
- ^Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dylan (2004).The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt.London: Thames & Hudson. pp. 192–193.ISBN0-500-05128-3.
Further reading
[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.
External links
[edit]- Theban Mapping Project: KV13includes description, images and plans of the tomb.
