One of the largest tombs of Pharaoh Ramses II

One the largest tombs Pharaoh Ramses II

Ramses II the Great Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty in the Valley of the Kings KV7 one of the largest tombs in the valley covers an area of ​​686 square meters and extends 168 meters from the hillside The world of the living and the dead is represented by an entrance gate The entrance was never intended for the public It is located opposite the tomb of his son KV5 and near the tombs of his son and successor It dates from 1279–1213 BC. The entrance to the fourth corridor which slopes down into the tomb leads to the vestibule and the burial chamber a chamber with images and text describing the ritual of the opening of the mouth The axis of the tomb faces north at right angles with the rear wall covered with confessions The tomb is decorated with the gate book of Amduat and prayers of Ra

Tomb KV7 Ramses II

The tomb is located underground and an adjacent above-ground chapel shelters the soul and body from eternal life in the afterlife This tomb is one of the oldest excavated tombs near the entrance to the Valley of the Kings Tomb KV7 still has thousands of cubic meters of debris to excavate and due to its massive structure and natural disaster damage KV7 has not been opened to the public Only a few artifacts have been discovered in the tomb The Temple of Ramses II the most famous mummy from ancient Egypt was considered by many historians to be Egypt's most powerful pharaoh Ramses II reigned for six decades All tombs typically feature the architectural elements of a temple dedicated to rituals and offerings of food and drink The Temple of Ramses II bears a striking resemblance to the Tomb of Seti I at the entrance and for the first time we have found doorframes with a solar disk motif

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The sarcophagus depicts the king lying flat with a relief depicting him standing on the lid. Traditionally Ramses II's tomb was found in a simple wooden sarcophagus Historians believe Ramses II was buried with a vast amount of gold and precious gems but when his tomb was opened in the 19th century it was found empty The sarcophagus of Ramses II and his occupants underwent various stages before their final burial at Deir el-Bahari One tablet lists the name of the nomen the name of the birth and the other lists the name of the prenomen the name of the throne of Ramses II Below this inscription are two additional texts on the upper legs On the lid of the sarcophagus are two large cartouches written in black ink 

One of these faded texts overwritten by a later inscription is associated with Osiris the god of the underworld and the sacred beard symbolizing the king's transformation into a god in the afterlife The mummy of Ramses II in the secret royal lair at Deir el-Bahri is now preserved in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo The sarcophagus is adorned with important symbols including the staff and whip symbols of Ramses II's kingship The wooden sarcophagus bears three heraldic inscriptions used as official records and to list the contents of the sarcophagus or bind the mummy This was used to restore and protect royal mummies Amidst widespread looting and theft the tomb was meticulously restored for the reburial of Ramses II in the late New Kingdom.