The remote and barren Valley of the Kings was the necropolis of the pharaohs of the New Kingdom. All the pharaohs, from Thutmose I onwards, built tombs deep in the Theban hills, in the hope of avoiding robbery of their treasure tombs. But the only tombs that were not robbed the tombs of Yuya and Tuya and the tomb of Tutankhamun. The latter is the most famous of the 62 tombs in the Valley of the Kings, was discovered in 1922 by the British archaeologist. Howard Carter. Scientists were amazed at the riches found in the tomb of of Tutankhamun. A large proportion of the items found there were made of pure gold, including the pharaoh's coffin. The tomb itself, in contrast to its in contrast to its contents, was very modest, perhaps because it was hastily built due to the pharaoh's the pharaoh's sudden death.
The tomb of Seti I is remarkable for its elaborate bas-reliefs and gilded paintings. gilding. Particularly notable is the burial chamber with a ceiling in the shape of a starry sky. The construction of this tomb is quite complex: there are many halls, staircases and galleries.
The entrance to the tomb of Thutmose III is located at a height of 30 metres, so you must first You must first climb a staircase, then descend down. The location of the tomb did not save the tomb from looting. Only the sarcophagus of the pharaoh has been preserved. The walls of the tomb are painted with rows of figures from the Book of the Dead, a "guide" to the afterlife. the afterlife.
The huge tomb of Amenophis II was looted during the Pharaonic era. The walls of the of the six-columned hall are decorated with the text of the Book of the Dead with illustrations. Nine sarcophagi nine sarcophagi containing the mummies of pharaohs.
The tomb of Ramses IX is very long and tall. On the walls of the corridor are depicted scenes of hymns to Ra, the sun god. The ceiling of the room in front of the ceiling of the room in front of the burial chamber is painted in the form of a starry sky with the image of the goddess Nut.
