Valley of the kings
Here in this valley lie the tombs of most of the pharaohs of the new kingdom . 64 excavated tombs , till now , the most famous and beautiful are for Ramsess 3rd , 4th , 6th , 9th , Hormoheb , Setnakht , Merenpthah , Tutankhamon & thutmoses 3rd .
When you visit the valley the ticket allows you to go to 3 tombs , but there are some tombs with extra special ticket you buy it separately ;
king tutankhamon 200 LE , SETI 1st 1000 LE & Ramsess 6th 80 LE
The tombs are similar in design , corridors , side rooms for keeping the valuable things & finally the burial chamber for the mummy of the king .
The vaelly
The reason why they had chosen this valley to dig their tombs in is that it has a natural pyramid shape mountain
King tutankhamon tomb
The tomb of the king Tut is the last tomb of a king to be found in the valley . and the only one to be found intact with all the treasures inside . it has been found by Howard Carter in 1922
now in his tomb you can see his mummy in a glass box , his outer coffin & his sarcophagus .
all his treasury now is displayed in the Egyptian museum in Cairo
Ramses 6th tomb
One of the most beautiful tombs in the valley is the tomb of Ramses 6th ,
on the ceiling of the burial chamber you will see the superb scene of the goddess NUT , of the sky
they did believe that this goddess swallow the sun every day ( represents the sun set ) and gives birth to the sun ( which represents the sun rising )
that mean that the sky protect the tomb of the king
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Tomb of Setnakht
Setnakht is the father of Ramses 3rd , he had usurped the tomb of the queen Tawesrt
this scene show the ram god Amon with his stretched wings is protecting the tomb
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tomb of Hormoheb
His tomb is one of the deepest tombs , the scenes inside are really amazing , it's an unfinished tomb
this scene is part of the book of the gates , one of the sacred books of the ancient Egyptians .
Merenptah
lid of the sarcophagus of the king Merenptah , son of Ramses 2nd
Ramses 4th tomb
scenes showing the book of the dead , from the tomb of Ramses 4th . one of the most beautiful tombs in the valley of the kings .