KV 22 — Tomb of Amenhotep III

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Dynasty 18 · Reign of Amenhotep III

Valley of the Kings (West Valley), Western Thebes

Owner: Amenhotep III, King

Composite image of three painted wall fragments, each showing a profile head with a red face and a headdress. Repainted views are in the top row and views in their original condition are below, with captions N 521a, N 521b and E 13100.

Three wall fragments, heads of Amenhotep III from his tomb in Egypt, Louvre Museum, Paris

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Scanned page from a large bound volume showing a printed plate with a strip of ten standing figures above, and below a large panel in four registers of hieroglyphs, seated figures, boats with figures and a procession. German captions name Thebes and the tomb of Amenophis III.

Neues Reich. Dynastie XVIII. Theben (Thebes). Bab el Meluk (Bîbân el-Mulûk)- Grab Amenophis III (NYPL b14291191-38249)

Scan by NYPL, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Public domain · Source

Line drawing of a tomb plan made of rectangles joined by corridors and steps, with yellow lettered circles a to j and labelled rooms e1 and j1 to j4. A sarcophagus outline and black squares for pillars appear in the largest rooms.

Plan of KV 22

Utente:Hotepibre, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source Resized from the original.

Grey diagram with a 3D isometric view of the tomb's corridors and chambers at the top, followed by side and plan views with measurements in metres. A faint watermark crosses the image.

Isometric view, plans and sections of KV 22

R.F.Morgan, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source Resized from the original.

Black-and-white scan of a plate with a strip of ten standing figures above, and below a large panel in four registers of hieroglyphs, seated figures, boats with figures and a procession. A coloured column of signs runs down the left edge.

Lepsius reconstruction of wall scenes from the tomb of Amenophis III

Karl Richard Lepsius (1810-1884), via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Public domain · Source

Black-and-white scan of a panel in four registers of hieroglyphic text, seated figures with an animal-headed figure at the left, boats with figures, and a procession of standing figures with a kneeling figure and an offering stand. A column of signs runs down the left edge.

Lepsius reconstruction, lower panel

Karl Richard Lepsius (1810-1884), via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Public domain · Source

Black-and-white line drawing of a strip of ten standing figures in long kilts and wigs, each holding a staff, walking to the left, with short columns of hieroglyphs above them.

Lepsius reconstruction, upper strip

Karl Richard Lepsius (1810-1884), via Wikimedia Commons (public domain). Public domain · Source

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Sources

  1. [1] Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L. B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Vol. I: The Theban Necropolis, Part 2: Royal Tombs and Smaller Cemeteries. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964. — KV 22
  2. [2] Theban Mapping Project. Database of the tombs of the Theban Necropolis. — KV 22
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History

  1. Direct edit

    Image added: Plan of KV 22

    Image added: Neues Reich. Dynastie XVIII. Theben (Thebes). Bab el Meluk (Bîbân el-Mulûk)- Grab Amenophis III (NYPL b14291191-38249)

    Image added: Three wall fragments, heads of Amenhotep III from his tomb in Egypt, Louvre Museum, Paris

    Image added: Isometric view, plans and sections of KV 22

    Image added: Lepsius reconstruction of wall scenes from the tomb of Amenophis III

    Image added: Lepsius reconstruction, lower panel

    Image added: Lepsius reconstruction, upper strip

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