KV16
Sign in to saveTomb KV16 is located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was used for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The burial place was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in October 1817.
Key facts
- Egyptian tomb.name
- KV16
- Egyptian tomb.owner
- Ramesses I
- Egyptian tomb.image
- Book of Gates Barque of Ra.jpg
- Egyptian tomb.location
- East Valley of the Kings
- Egyptian tomb.date
- 10 October 1817
- Egyptian tomb.excavated
- Giovanni Belzoni
- Egyptian tomb.decoration
- Book of Gates
- Egyptian tomb.layout
- Straight axis
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- Area
- 147.94
- Image
- KV16 Rameses 1.jpg
- Length
- 49.34
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- KV16
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Tomb KV16 is located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was used for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The burial place was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in October 1817.
As Ramesses I ruled for less than two years, his sepulchre is rather truncated, being only twenty-nine metres long. It consists of two descending staircases, linking a sloping corridor and leading to the burial chamber. Like the tomb of Horemheb (KV57), the grave is decorated with the Book of Gates. The sarcophagus, still in place in the final chamber, is constructed of red quartzite.
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