Tomb of Horemheb
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Tomb of Horemheb
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Tomb of Horemheb
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Location of the
Tomb of Horemheb
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Facts, dates and
information
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Name of the
Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Horemheb was Edward Ayrton
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The Ancient
Egyptian Necropolis - the Valley of the Kings
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Location of the
Burial Site
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Tomb of Horemheb
Tomb of Horemheb
Full details of Ancient Egyptian
Religion, Death Rituals, Embalmers and Mummification can be found via
the sitemap, in the Section called Egyptian Mummies. The following table lists details of the Tomb of Horemheb including its reference
number, the date the burial place was discovered and the name and
details of the Egyptologist who discovered or excavated the Tomb of Horemheb.
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Tomb of Horemheb |
| Location of the
Burial Site |
Valley of the Kings |
| Number |
KV57 |
| Name of Occupant |
Tomb of Horemheb 1321 BC -1292 BC |
| Period
/ Kingdom |
New
Kingdom |
| Date of Period /
Kingdom |
1570 BC - 1070 BC |
| Dynasty |
18th - Eighteenth
Egyptian Dynasty |
| Date of
Discovery |
Antiquity |
| Name of
Egyptologist |
Re-excavated by
Edward Ayrton in 1908 |
| Nationality of
Edward Ayrton |
British |
| Lifespan of
Edward Ayrton |
1882 - 1914 |
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Additional facts and information about the Tomb of Horemheb & Edward Ayrton |
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The
Tomb of Horemheb is
decorated with images of the Pharaoh and various Ancient
Egyptian gods together with scenes from the Book of Gates, a
magical text which would help the pharaoh through the perils
of the Underworld so he could reach the Afterlife.
Edward Russell
Ayrton was the son of a wealthy civil servant William Scrope
Ayrton & his wife Ellen Louisa McClatchie. He was educated
at St Paul's School in London. During his career Edward
Russell Ayrton worked with other eminent Egyptologists
including Flinders Petrie and Henri Edouard Naville. |
Ancient Egyptian
Tombs - Tomb of Horemheb excavated by Edward Ayrton
The Valley of the Kings is a necropolis. A
necropolis is defined as a large cemetery
or burial place near the site of a center of an ancient civilization.
The Valley of the Kings, where the Tomb of Horemheb was found, is located near the
Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes (now modern-day Luxor). There are 63
tombs which have been discovered in the Valley of the Kings belonging to
the Pharaohs and leading dignitaries. Many of the tombs were discovered
by the Egyptian tomb robbers of antiquity but during the 19th and 20th
centuries renewed interest in Egyptology led European Egyptologists,
such as Edward Ayrton, to
make further excavations in the Valley of the Kings, hoping to find
undiscovered tombs, complete with
fabulous treasures.
Ancient Egyptian Tomb numbering system
All tombs are and numbered and the legends KV, QV, WV & TT indicate their location as
follows:
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KV (e.g. KV
no.35) refers to the King Valley
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QV (e.g. QV
no.66) refers to the burial of Nerfertari in the Queen Valley
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WV (e.g. WV
no.23) refers to the burial of the Pharaoh Ay in the Western
Valley
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TT (e.g. TT
no.55) refers to the burial of Ramose designated to the
category of Theban Tomb
Tomb of Horemheb
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provides interesting facts and information about the Golden Age of
Pharaohs and of Egypt. The Sitemap provides full details
of all of the information and facts provided about the fascinating subject
of the Tomb of Horemheb discovered by Edward Ayrton.
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