KV10

EgyptianRoyalTombDetail
Name = KV10
Location = East Valley of the Kings
Date = Open in antiquity
Owner = Amenmesse
Excavated = Edward R. Ayrton
Otto Schaden
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Tomb KV10, located in the Valley of the Kings near the modern-day Egyptian city of Luxor, was cut and decorated for the burial of Pharaoh Amenmesse of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. However there is no proof that he was actually buried here. Later the decoration was replaced with scenes for Takhat and Baktwerel, two royal women from the late 20th dynasty.

It was visited by Richard Pococke, Jean-François Champollion and Karl Richard Lepsius, and briefly studied by Edward R. Ayrton before being properly examined by a team from the University of Memphis in the United States under Otto Schaden in 1992.

References

* Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H. The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London.
* Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, A.A. Gaddis, Cairo.

External links

* [http://www.kv5.com/sites/browse_tomb_824.html Theban Mapping Project: KV10] - Includes description, images and plans of the tomb.
* [http://www.kv-10.com KV-10 The Tomb of Amenmesse Project]