Valley of the Kings
- KV2 tomb of Ramesses IV - XXth
Dynasty
The
tomb KV2 seems to have attracted more attention in antiquity to judge
from the large numbers of graffiti.Nine foundation
deposits were dug before the impressive rock-covered entrance, and this
and the first corridor were both given the combined stair-and-ramp
configuration found from the time of Ramesses II on. The intended design
had been abbreviated, presumably owning to constraints of time. Two
sketch plams of the tomb of Ramesses IV are known, the most famous and
complete on a papyrus now in Turin, and a detail of the outer doorway
preserved on a limestone ostracon discovered by Ayrton in the debris at
the tomb entrance. The decoration of KV2 is virtually intact, and
reveals the original use of several elements. The first two passages
contain the Litany of Re,
third - part of the Book
of Caverns. The
anteroom has sections of the Book of the Dead,
and the Burial
chamber displays a mixture of old and new works. The walls have
selections from the Amduat
and Book of Gates,
Books of the Heavens
and decan lists. The sarcophagus was broken through at one end in
antiquity and the lid displaced. The removal of the
king's mummy and turned up in
KV35.
A - entrance steps and ramp
B - 1st corridor(king before Re-Horakhty and
scenes from the Litany of Re)
C - 2nd corridor with niches(scenes from the
Litany of Re)
D - 3rd corridor with pare of side niches covering the door
(scenes from the Book of Caverns)
E - corridor with descending ramp and antechamber
(scenes from the Book of the Dead)
F - burial chamber with sarcophagus(scenes from the Book of the Gates and the Amduat; ceiling
depicts scenes from the Books of the Heavens) G - corridor beyond to side chambers(scenes from the Book of Caverns)
a - side chamber(images of the king and
funerary objects) b -rear chamber(images of the king and funerary
objects)
c - side chamber(images of the king and
funerary objects)