KV10

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KV10
Burial site of Amenmesse
Location East Valley of the Kings
Discovery Date Open in antiquity
Excavated by Edward R. Ayrton
Otto Schaden
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Tomb KV10, located in the Valley of the Kings near the modern-day Egyptian city of Luxor, was used for the burial of Pharaoh Amenmesse of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Later the decoration was replaced with scenes for Takhat and Baketwerel, two royal women from the late 20th dynasty. It was visited by Richard Pococke, Champollion and Lepsius, and briefly studied by Edward R. Ayrton before being properly examined by a team from the University of Memphis in the United States under Otto Schaden in 1992.

[edit] References

  • Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H. The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London.
  • Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, A.A. Gaddis, Cairo.

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