KV47

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KV47
Burial site of Siptah
Location	East Valley of the Kings
Discovery Date	18 December 1905
Excavated by	Edward R. Ayrton (1905–1907) Harry Burton (1912–1913) Howard Carter (1922) MISR Project: Mission Siptah-Ramses X (1999–current)
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Tomb KV47, located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, was used for the burial of Pharaoh Siptah of the Nineteenth Dynasty, though Siptah's mummy was found in KV35. KV47 was discovered on December 18, 1905 by Edward R. Ayrton. Theodore M. Davis, Ayrton's sponsor, published an account of the site's discovery and excavation in 1908.

Ayrton stopped his excavation in 1907 due to safety fears, and Harry Burton returned in 1912 to dig further.

The cutting of Chamber J1 was halted after the workmen cut into Side Chamber Ja of the tomb of Tia'a, KV32. The workmen were forced to abandon the chamber and create a second burial chamber, Chamber J2

Isometric, plan and elevation images of KV47 taken from a 3d model

Image of the breakthrough into KV32 from KV47 taken from 3d models

Image gallery

Shabtis from the tomb of the pharaoh Siptah, from KV47, now residing in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

References

Davis, Theodore M. The Tomb of Siphtah: With the Tomb of Queen Tîyi. London: Duckworth Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0-7156-3073-3

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to KV47.

Theban Mapping Project: KV47 - Includes detailed maps of most of the tombs.

Coordinates: 25°45′00″N 32°36′51″E / 25.75°N 32.6143°E / 25.75; 32.6143

v t e Valley of the Kings

Tombs	KV1 KV2 KV3 KV4 KV5 KV6 KV7 KV8 KV9 KV10 KV11 KV12 KV13 KV14 KV15 KV16 KV17 KV18 KV19 KV20 KV21 KV22 KV23 KV24 KV25 KV26 KV27 KV28 KV29 KV30 KV31 KV32 KV33 KV34 KV35 KV36 KV37 KV38 KV39 KV40 KV41 KV42 KV43 KV44 KV45 KV46 KV47 KV48 KV49 KV50 KV51 KV52 KV53 KV54 KV55 KV56 KV57 KV58 KV59 KV60 KV61 KV62 KV63 KV64 KV65

Exploration	Theodore M. Davis Amarna Royal Tombs Project Theban Mapping Project John Romer

See also	List of burials in the Valley of the Kings Minor tombs in the Valley of the Kings Valley of the Queens Royal Mummy Cache

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