KV35 | |
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Burial site of Amenhotep II | |
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Burial chamber with scenes from the Amduat
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Coordinates | 25°44′23.6″N 32°36′0.5″E / 25.739889°N 32.600139°E / 25.739889; 32.600139 |
Location | East Valley of the Kings |
Discovered | March 9, 1898 |
Excavated by | Victor Loret |
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Tomb KV35 is the tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep II located in the Valley of the KingsinLuxor, Egypt. Later, it was used as a cache for other royal mummies. It was discovered by Victor Loret in March 1898.
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 sarcophagus of the king. This style of burial chamber became standard for royal burials in the later New Kingdom.
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]
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 CivilizationinCairo, having been moved there in 2021 in the Pharaohs' Golden Parade.[4]