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KV35

Coordinates: 25°44′23.6″N 32°36′0.5″E / 25.739889°N 32.600139°E / 25.739889; 32.600139
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KV35
Burial site of Amenhotep II
Entrance to KV35
KV35 is located in Egypt
KV35
KV35
Coordinates25°44′23.6″N 32°36′0.5″E / 25.739889°N 32.600139°E / 25.739889; 32.600139
LocationEast Valley of the Kings
DiscoveredMarch 9, 1898
Excavated byVictor Loret
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Tomb KV35 is the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep II located in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt. Later, it was used as a cache for other royal mummies. It was discovered by Victor Loret in March 1898.

Layout and history

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Isometric, plan and elevation images of KV35

It has a dog's leg shape, typical of the layout of early Eighteenth Dynasty tombs, but several features make this tomb unusual. The burial chamber is rectangular and divided into upper and lower pillared sections, with the lower part holding the cartouche-shaped royal sarcophagus of the king. This style of burial chamber became standard for royal burials in the later New Kingdom.

Only the burial chamber of the tomb is decorated, albeit in an unusual style that, other than KV34 (the tomb of Amenhotep II's father, Thutmose III), is not found elsewhere in the Valley of the Kings. On a yellow-tinged background (intended to resemble aged papyrus), the Amduat is traced, depicting the ancient Egyptian deities as simple (almost naive) stick figures, with text written in the cursive hieroglyphic book hand used more commonly for sacred texts on papyrus.

Later the tomb was used as a mummy cache. Mummies belonging to the following individuals were relocated here during the Third Intermediate Period and were identified by inscriptions on their burial wrappings:[1][2]

  • Amenhotep II (the original tomb owner found in his original sarcophagus)

Side Chamber:

Most of the mummies discovered in KV35, including all mummies identified as monarchs or consorts, are on display at the Royal Mummies Gallery of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, having been moved there in 2021 in the Pharaohs' Golden Parade.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Theban Mapping Project – Site History
  2. ^ www.narmer.pl – Valley of the Kings – KV35.
  3. ^ CBC News: Blockbuster Science – More 'Daddy' than 'Mummy'? Archived May 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Egypt mummies pass through Cairo in ancient rulers' parade". BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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