Valley of the Kings
- KV5 tomb sons of Ramesses II - XIXth
Dynasty
Entrance
and the first few chambers were visited by James Burton in 1822, but the
tomb was later buried by flood debris and backdirt from excavations
nearby. It was not until 1995, when
Theban Mapping Project (by
Kent
Weeks) relocated the tomb's entrance and explored its interior, that
the tomb was found to be the largest ever found in the valley. So far,
150 chambers have been located, but the symmetrical plan of the tomb and
the likelihood of more doorways if many walls mean that it is likely to
contain at least 200 chambers.
A -
entrance
B, C - 1st and 2nd chambers
(scenes of Ramesses II presenting his sons
to deites)
D, E - corridors descending towards tomb of Ramesses II
F - sixteen pillared hall
G, H, I - presently known lower-level rooms
J -
northern side hall
K - southern side hall
L - side room (decorated
with figure of Anubis)
M - descending stairway
N - offering chapels
O - rock-cut image of Osiris
Corridor
(D) extends downward beneath the roadway,
away from
the entrance to KV5 into a still-undug complex
containing at least two
dozen more corridors and chambers.
The skeleton of an
adult male mummy found in a pit
in the floor of chamber (C)
and possibly the remains
of one of the sons of Ramesses II.