I recently saw some photos of inside an unidentified VoK tomb online. There is a long, central ramp (with wooden handrails and battens for traction) down a passage to a below-ground burial chamber with a curved ceiling with the Nut/Geb design in yellow on dark blue, and a badly-damaged but partially-reconstructed sarcophagus. All the wall-paintings have a strongly-coloured lighter blue background.
I don't think I've been in this one. I'm sure I'd remember the blue, unless it's exaggerated in the photos, and the sarcophagus, unless it's been restored since. Can anyone help, please?
I cannot load the photos, sorry. But if you look on Luxor News Live Facebook, you'll find them.
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Horus wrote:KV9 Rameses VI, but that colour is false.
Yep.....Rameses V & VI
It does have a very "washed" blue colouring....but the photography has somewhat exaggerated it
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Yes, that's one of the photos. Many thanks!
Then I have been there, but about 12 or more years ago. I thought I remembered the ramp and columns beside it, but not which tomb. I was sure that blue was unnatural. I'll have to dig out my photos.
I'll have to re-visit next time I'm in Luxor.
Then I have been there, but about 12 or more years ago. I thought I remembered the ramp and columns beside it, but not which tomb. I was sure that blue was unnatural. I'll have to dig out my photos.
I'll have to re-visit next time I'm in Luxor.
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It is a beautifully decorated tomb.
It's also one of the most comprehensively decorated. But it's been open since the bodies of Rameses V & VI were removed in the reign of Rameses IX and consequently was covered in grafiti when "rediscovered" in the 18th Century. Cleaning took place then....probably not up to modern standards!
It's one of the most popular tombs to visit in VoK...requiring a special ticket (an extra 50LE last time I was in it...possibly rather more now).
There's an excellent description of the tomb in Kent Weeks' "Illustrated Guide to Luxor"
Unfortunately the Osirisnet entry on the tomb is being re-written at the moment but you can still visit their slideshow of images.
https://osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/r ... es6_01.htm
It's also one of the most comprehensively decorated. But it's been open since the bodies of Rameses V & VI were removed in the reign of Rameses IX and consequently was covered in grafiti when "rediscovered" in the 18th Century. Cleaning took place then....probably not up to modern standards!
It's one of the most popular tombs to visit in VoK...requiring a special ticket (an extra 50LE last time I was in it...possibly rather more now).
There's an excellent description of the tomb in Kent Weeks' "Illustrated Guide to Luxor"
Unfortunately the Osirisnet entry on the tomb is being re-written at the moment but you can still visit their slideshow of images.
https://osirisnet.net/tombes/pharaons/r ... es6_01.htm
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It is also very well described with many photographs and illustrations in Kent Weeks book 'The Treasures of Luxor and The Valley of The Kings' ISBN 88-544=0033-5
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