KV34 – Tomb of Tuthmosis III .. Part ( 18 )

The tomb of the great conqueror is situated in a lonely and remote revine at the south-east corner of the main valley . The path to it turns south after leaving the centre of the valley, and the tombs of Setnakht, Siptah, Tuthmosis I and Seti II are left on the right hand after we have taken the left-hand turning at the parting of the path .

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 .

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 .