Valley of the Queens
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QV55 tomb of Prince Amonherkhopshef, XXth
Dynasty
Prince
Amunherkhopshef was the third son of Ramesses III and second of
Queen Iset. Descent to the tomb is via a stairway(A) into the main
hall (antechamber B) from which there is corridor (D) to the burial
chamber (F). The tomb is elaborately with fine illustrations remain
in good condition. The scenes show excerpts from the
Book of the Gates
and Ramesses III leading his son in a course around the stations of
the gods. An oddity is the sarcophagus which contained the remains
of a foetus, thought to be one of the prince's stillborn infants.
This foetus is displayed in a glass cabinet in one corner of the
burial chamber.
A - ramp (stairway)
B - antechamber or entrance hall
C - western side chamber
D - corridor
E - unfinished western side annex
F - unfinished burial chamber with sarcophagus