Tomb of Ramses VI
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Tomb of Ramses VI
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Tomb of Ramses VI
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Location of the
Tomb of Ramses VI
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Facts, dates and
information
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Name of the
Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Ramses VI was
Georges Daressy
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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 Ramses VI
Tomb of Ramses VI
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 Ramses VI 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 Ramses VI.
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Tomb of Ramses VI |
| Location of the
Burial Site |
Valley of the Kings |
| Number |
KV9 |
| Name of Occupant |
Tomb of Ramses VI
(1141 BC – 1133 BC) |
| Period
/ Kingdom |
New
Kingdom |
| Date of Period /
Kingdom |
1570 BC - 1070 BC |
| Dynasty |
20th - Twentieth
Egyptian Dynasty |
| Date of
Discovery |
Antiquity |
| Name of
Egyptologist |
Re-excavated by
Georges Daressy in 1888 |
| Nationality of
Georges Daressy |
French |
| Lifespan of
Georges Daressy |
1864 - 1934 |
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Additional facts and information about the Tomb of Ramses VI & Georges
Daressy |
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This
Tomb was started by the Pharaoh Ramses V but
Ramses VI finished the excavation
and decorated the new sections in his name and image. Even
images and cartouches of Ramses V were altered. It is not
known whether the body of Ramses V was removed or if the two
kings shared the tomb. Not long after the burial of the
Ramses the sixth the tomb was penetrated by tomb raiders who
mutilated his mummy in order to steal treasures.
Georges Daressy worked in the
Egyptian Museum in Cairo and his work on various excavations
and culminated in the translation of the Akhmim Wooden
Tablet in 1906. |
Ancient Egyptian
Tombs - Tomb of Ramses VI excavated by Georges Daressy
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 Ramses VI 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 Georges Daressy, 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 Ramses VI
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