KV14
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Tomb KV14 is a joint tomb, used originally by Twosret
and then reused and extended by Setnakhte
. It has been open since antiquity
, but was not properly recorded until Hartwig Altenmüller
excavated it from 1983 to 1987.
Located in the main body of the Valley of the Kings
, it has two burial chambers, the later extensions making the tomb one of the largest of the Royal Tombs, at over 112 metres.
The original decoration showing the female Twosret was replaced with those of the male Setnakhte. Even later, the name of Setnakte was replaced by those of Seti II
.
Twosret
Queen Twosret was the last known ruler and the final Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty.She is recorded in Manetho's Epitome as a certain Thuoris, who in Homer is called Polybus, husband of Alcandara, and in whose time Troy was taken. She was said to have ruled Egypt for seven years, but this...
and then reused and extended by Setnakhte
Setnakhte
Userkhaure-setepenre Setnakhte was the first Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt and the father of Ramesses III....
. It has been open since antiquity
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
, but was not properly recorded until Hartwig Altenmüller
Hartwig Altenmüller
Hartwig Altenmüller is a German Egyptologist. He became professor at the Archaeological Institute of the University of Hamburg in 1971...
excavated it from 1983 to 1987.
Located in the main body of the Valley of the Kings
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings , less often called the Valley of the Gates of the Kings , is a valley in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the Pharaohs and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom .The valley stands on the west bank of...
, it has two burial chambers, the later extensions making the tomb one of the largest of the Royal Tombs, at over 112 metres.
The original decoration showing the female Twosret was replaced with those of the male Setnakhte. Even later, the name of Setnakte was replaced by those of Seti II
Seti II
Seti II , was the fifth ruler of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt and reigned from 1203 BC to 1197 BC. His throne name, Userkheperure Setepenre, meant "Powerful are the Manifestations of Re, Chosen by Re.' He was the son of Merneptah and wife Isisnofret and sat on the throne during a...
.
External links
- Theban Mapping Project: KV14 - Includes description, images, and plans of the tomb.