Valley of the Kings
- KV14 tomb of Taweseret& Setnakht- XIXthDynasty
Building
of the tomb was started in year 2 of Seti II rule. It became burial
place of Taweseret,
also mummy of pharaoh Seti II was moved
there from KV15 tomb. After the tomb had been adopted by Setnakht, mummy
of Seti II returned to its previous tomb.
Mummy of the queen
Taweseret
got to the KV35 tomb-cache at the time of the
general replacement of royal mummies.
The tomb has lain open since antiquity. In completing the tomb Setnakht
excavated one of the largest tombs (over 112 m) in the valley. The
sarcophagus of Setnakht was smashed in antiquity. The lid is closely
similiar to that of Siptah, with the figure of the king flanked to left
and right by images of Isis and Nephtys.
Mummy of king was found among the
royal mummies in tomb-cache KV35.
A - entrance B -
first corridor
(images of Taweseret before deities; some images usurped to show king
before deities) C -
second corridor
(scenes from the Book of the Dead) D -
third corridor
(scenes from the Book of the Dead) E -
well room
(images of various deities) F -
first hall (scenes from the Book
of the Dead) G - fourth corridor
Ga - side chamber
H -
ramp I -
antechamber (images of various
deities)
J1 - burial chamber of Taweseret
(scenes from the Book of Gates and the Book of Caverns;
astronomical ceiling)
J1a, J1b, J1c, J1d - four side-corner chambers
K1a, K1b - side chambers
K1 - fifth corridor (scenes from the
Amduat)
L - sixth corridor (scenes from
the Amduat)
J2 - burial chamber of Setnakht
(scenes from the Book of Gates; astronomical ceiling) with sarcophagus
J2a, J2b, J2c, J2dT - four side-corner chambers
K2 - final corridor
