Egypt - Valley of the Kings

Valley of the Kings, Egypt – 2018. The Valley of the Kings was the necropolis of the New Kingdom of pharaohs and was used for almost 500 years starting in the 16th century BC. Sixty-three tombs have been found in the valley and we visited the tombs KV 2 – Ramses IV, KV6 - Ramses IX and KV8 - Merenptah
Carvings of the outside of one of a set of four nested sarcophagi for Pharaoh Merenptah
The sarcophagus of Ramses IV
El Qorn as seen from the Valley of the Kings. Its pyramid shape may have been one of the reasons for choosing the location for the royal necropolis
The tomb of Ramses IX who ruled from 1129 to 1111 BC
The tomb of Ramses IX
The tomb of Ramses IX
Ceiling paintings in the tomb of Ramses IX
The burial chamber of Ramses IX
The tomb of Ramses IX
The tomb of Ramses IX
The tomb of Ramses IX
The tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah, the thirteenth son of Ramses II. He ruled for only ten years - 1213 to 1203 BC
A relief showing a scarab beetle in the tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah
The tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah
The tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah - The burial chamber, located at the end of 160 metres of corridor which has been carved out of the solid rock
A relief of a jackal in the tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah
The tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah
The tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah
The tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah
One of a set of four nested sarcophagi for Pharaoh Merenptah
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