Tuesday, February 14, 2017

KV23 ( WV23 ) – Tomb of Ay .. Part ( 17 )

It will be remembered that after the death of Akhenaten, and the short reigns of Smenkhkere and Tutankhamun, the throne was seized by a priest, " The Divine Father Ay ", who had no claim to royal descent, and was not even of high rank in the priesthood .

Saturday, February 11, 2017

KV22 ( WV22 ) – Tomb of Amenhotep III .. Part ( 16 )

To reach this tomb we must leave the Valley of the Kings, and enter the Western Valley, which branches off from the road to the main valley about four hundred yards before the latter is reached .

Monday, February 6, 2017

KV20 – Tomb of Tuthmosis I & Hatshepsut .. Part ( 15 )

In mere extent this is one of the greatest tombs in the valley, being 700 feet in length, and reaching a vertical depth below the surface of about 320 feet .