The Tomb of Ramesses VI, The Valley of Kings, Egypt

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elch3w on May 17th, 2020 at 12:28 UTC »

Some background information:

The tomb of Ramesses VI (KV 9) is certainly, for at least one reason, one of the most interesting tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Its decorations represent sort of a treatise on theology, in which the fundamental elements are the sun and its daily journey in the world of darkness. In general, the decorations provide the story of the origins of the heavens, earth, the creation of the sun, light and life itself. The decorative plan for this tomb is one of the most sophisticated and complete in the Valley of the Kings.

However, as it turns out, Ramesses VI was not much of a tomb builder, for this tomb was originally build by his predecessor, Ramesses V. It was only enlarged by Ramesses VI. Why Ramesses VI did not build his own tomb, as was certainly the tradition, is unknown to us. However, the inscriptions for Ramesses V found in the first parts of the tomb were not usurped, and it is clear that the brothers probably shared a common theology.

phersephoneia on May 17th, 2020 at 13:15 UTC »

Imagine how fucking cool this looked in firelight

iskaandismet on May 17th, 2020 at 15:08 UTC »

Just went to see if google could show me more: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=NeiMEZa9d93 here's a 3d tour of the tomb.