The Tomb of Thutmose III
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The Tomb of Thutmose III
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The Tomb of Thutmose III
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Location of the
The Tomb of Thutmose III
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Facts, dates and
information
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Name of the
Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Thutmose III was Victor Loret
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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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The Tomb of Thutmose III
The Tomb of Thutmose III
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 Thutmose III 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 Thutmose III .
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The Tomb of Thutmose III |
| Location of the
Burial Site |
Valley of the Kings |
| Number |
KV34 |
| Name of Occupant |
The Tomb of Thutmose III
(1479 -1425) |
| 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
Victor Loret |
| Nationality of
Victor Loret |
French |
| Lifespan of Victor
Loret |
1859 -
1946 |
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Additional facts and information about the Tomb of Thutmose III & Victor Loret |
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The entrance to
the Tomb of Thutmose III
is on the cliff face and consists of chambers and corridors.
The construction of the burial chamber was unique as it is
in the shape of a cartouche. The tomb is decorated with the
Litany of Ra and the Amduat, magical texts which would help the pharaoh
through the perils of the Underworld so he could reach the
Afterlife. The damaged stone sarcophagus of Thutmose III is
still in place in the burial chamber.
The French
archaeologist Victor Loret (1859 -
1946) was the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service.
Loret began working at the royal and private tombs in the
Valley of the Kings in 1881. He also discovered the tombs of
Tia'a and Amenhotep II. There is a photograph of Loret at
the entrance to the tomb of Thutmosis III. |
Ancient Egyptian
Tombs - The Tomb of Thutmose III excavated by Victor Loret
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 Thutmose III 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 Victor Loret, 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
The Tomb of Thutmose III
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Pharaohs and of Egypt. The Sitemap provides full details
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of the Tomb of Thutmose III discovered by Victor Loret.
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