Valley of the Kings - KV1
tomb of Ramesses VII - XXth Dynasty
The
tomb of Ramesses VII is among those accessible since antiquity. The tomb
proper consists of only the entrance (B), a first
corridor
(C) and the burial chamber
(D) with a small extension room (F)
and niche (G). It has been argued that the
finish of the masonry and the fine quality of the relief work indicate a
planned and executed small-scale tomb, perhaps created with a
realization that the king would have little time to complete the
structure. The sarcophagus
(E)
consists of a rock-cut hollow covered by a massive, roughly
cartouche-shaped block of stone decorated with figures of Isis, Nephtys,
Selkis and the four sons of Horus. The mummy of Ramesses VII has not yet
been identified. |
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A - ascending passage |
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