served as the burial site of Vally of the queens and some royal children of the 19th and 20th dynasties (1292–1075 BC)
The queens’ necropolis is located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the mortuary temple of Ramses III (1187–56 BC) at Madīnat Habu. There are 85 tombs were found in the Valley of the Queens
In 1979 UNESCO added the Valley of the Queens, the Valley of the Kings, Karnak, Luxor, and other sites of Thebes to the World Heritage List.
One of the first tombs constructed in the Valley of the Queens is the tomb of princess ahmose, a daughter of Seqenenra tao and Queen Sitdjehuti. This tomb likely dates to the reign of Thutmose I. The tombs from this period also include several members of the nobility, including a head of the stables and a vizier.
The tombs from this time period are generally simple in form and consist of a chamber and a shaft for burial. Some of the tombs were extended in size to accommodate more than one burial. The tombs include those of several royal princes and princesses, as well as some nobles.
During the 19th Dynasty the use of the Valley became more selective. The tombs from this period belong exclusively to royal women. Many of the high-ranking wives of Ramesses I, Seti I and Ramesses II were buried in the Valley.
The most elaborate tomb in the valley of the queens is the tomb of Queen Nefertari (1290–1224 BC)
the tomb of Queen Satre (QV 38) was likely the first tomb prepared during this dynasty. It was probably started during the reign of Ramesses I and finished during the reign of Seti I. Several tombs were prepared without an owner in mind, and the names were included upon the death of the royal female.
This son of king Ramses III died too young to pass into the divine presence of the gods and the underworld unaccompanied. The scenes show Ramses III leading the nine-year-old youth and introducing him to the various deities. The boy wears a side-lock of hair, indicating youth, and carries his feather of truth, as he follows his father. There was no mummy of the boy in the sarcophagus but instead the fetus of a six-month-old child. It is suggested that the queen was upset by the death of her son, that she miscarried the baby.
QV66 is the tomb of Nefertari, the Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II. It was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli (the director of the Egyptian Museum in Turin) in 1904. It is called the Sistine chapel of ancient Egypt.
The best well-preserved tomb all over Egypt.
More other tombs are opens for visitors like the tomb of
Queen Ti Ti
Set her khobeshef
Ka im waste
Amun her khobeshef
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