Thursday, February 2, 2017

KV14 – Tomb of Queen Tausert and Setnakht .. Part ( 10 )

As we have already seen, this tomb, which lies close to that of the chancellor Bay (*), was originally that of Queen Tausert . It makes the apex of a triangle of which the tomb of Siptah ( 47 ) and that of Bay ( 13 ) are the other two angles .

Wednesday, February 1, 2017

KV11 – Tomb of Ramses III .. Part ( 9 )

Setnakht and Ramses III had both had luck with their first tomb . Setnakht, as we have just seen, abandoned his on finding that he had pierced the wall of that of Amenmesses .

Sunday, January 29, 2017

KV9 – Tomb of Ramses V and Ramses VI .. Part ( 8 )

This tomb was begun for Ramses V, whose full titulary may be given here, together with that of Ramses VI, who usurped his tomb, as an example of the ridiculous titularies of these Ramesside Pharaoh, the length of whose names was in inverse proportion to the strength of their reigns .