KV36
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Tomb KV36, located in the Valley of the Kings
in Egypt
, was used for the burial of the noble Maiherpri
from the Eighteenth Dynasty
.
Rediscovered by Victor Loret
in March 1899, the tomb was found to be substantially undisturbed, but as it has for a long time not properly published, it is not as well known as other burials in the valley. Recently the notebooks of Loret were found and published, providing a detailed list and description of the objects found and their arrangement in the tomb chamber.
Amongst the items recovered were two dog collars, one inscribed with the name of the dog's owner – Tantanouet. Other items of the burial equipment were the partly gilded coffins of Maiherpri, a mummy mask, a canopic chest with four canopic jars, a Book of the Dead
and several pottery vessels.
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...
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, was used for the burial of the noble Maiherpri
Maiherpri
Maiherperi was an Ancient Egyptian noble of Nubian origin buried in the Valley of the Kings, in tomb KV36. He probably lived during the rule of Thutmose IV, and received the honour of a burial in the Valley of the Kings, the royal necropolis. His name can be translated as Lion of the Battlefield,...
from the Eighteenth Dynasty
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
.
Rediscovered by Victor Loret
Victor Loret
Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret was a French Egyptologist.-Biography:Loret studied with Gaston Maspero at the École des Hautes Études. In 1897 he became the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service. In March 1898, he discovered KV35, the tomb of Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings...
in March 1899, the tomb was found to be substantially undisturbed, but as it has for a long time not properly published, it is not as well known as other burials in the valley. Recently the notebooks of Loret were found and published, providing a detailed list and description of the objects found and their arrangement in the tomb chamber.
Amongst the items recovered were two dog collars, one inscribed with the name of the dog's owner – Tantanouet. Other items of the burial equipment were the partly gilded coffins of Maiherpri, a mummy mask, a canopic chest with four canopic jars, a Book of the Dead
Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead is the modern name of an ancient Egyptian funerary text, used from the beginning of the New Kingdom to around 50 BC. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated rw nw prt m hrw is translated as "Book of Coming Forth by Day". Another translation would be "Book of...
and several pottery vessels.
External links
- Theban Mapping Project: KV36 - Includes detailed maps of most of the tombs.