Tomb of Horemheb
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Tomb of Horemheb
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Tomb of Horemheb
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Location of the Tomb of Horemheb
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Facts, dates and information
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Name of the Egyptologist who discovered the Tomb of Horemheb was Edward Ayrton
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The Ancient Egyptian Necropolis - the Valley of the Kings
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Location of the Burial Site
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King Tut Index
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Egyptian Tombs
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Tomb of Horemheb
Tomb of Horemheb
Full details of Ancient Eg
yptian Religion, Death Rituals, Embalmers and Mummification can be found via the sitemap, in the Section called Egyptian Mummies. The following table lists details of the Tomb of Horemheb including its reference number, the date the burial place was discovered and the name and details of the Egyptologist who discovered or excavated the Tomb of Horemheb.
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Tomb of Horemheb
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Location of the Burial Site
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Valley of the Kings
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Number
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KV57
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Name of Occupant
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Tomb of Horemheb 1321 BC -1292 BC
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Period / Kingdom
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New Kingdom
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Date of Period / Kingdom
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1570 BC - 1070 BC
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Dynasty
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18th - Eighteenth Egyptian Dynasty
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Date of Discovery
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Antiquity
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Name of Egyptologist
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Re-excavated by Edward Ayrton in 1908
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Nationality of Edward Ayrton
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British
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Lifespan of Edward Ayrton
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1882 - 1914
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Additional facts and information about the Tomb of Horemheb & Edward Ayrton
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The Tomb of Horemheb
is decorated with images of the Pharaoh and various Ancient Egyptian gods together with scenes from the Book of Gates, a magical text which would help the pharaoh through the perils of the Underworld so he could reach the Afterlife.
Edward Russell Ayrton was the son of a wealthy civil servant William Scrope Ayrton & his wife Ellen Louisa McClatchie. He was educated at St Paul's School in London. During his career Edward Russell Ayrton worked with other eminent Egyptologists including Flinders Petrie and
Henri
Edouard Naville
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Ancient Egyptian Tombs - Tomb of Horemheb excavated by Edward Ayrton
The Valley of the Kings is a necropolis. A necropolis is defined as a large cemetery or burial place near the site of a center of an ancient civilization. The Valley of the Kings, where the Tomb of Horemheb was found, is located near the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes (now modern-day Luxor). There are 63 tombs which have been discovered in the Valley of the Kings belonging to the Pharaohs and leading dignitaries. Many of the tombs were discovered by the Egyptian tomb robbers of antiquity but during the 19th and 20th centuries renewed interest in Egyptology led European Egyptologists, such as Edward Ayrton, to make further excavations in the Valley of the Kings, hoping to find undiscovered tombs,
complete with fabulous treasures.
Ancient Egyptian Tomb numbering system
All tombs are and numbered and the legends KV, QV, WV & TT indicate their location as follows:
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KV (e.g. KV no.35) refers to the King Valley
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QV (e.g. QV no.66) refers to the burial of Nerfertari in the Queen Valley
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WV (e.g. WV no.23) refers to the burial of the Pharaoh Ay in the Western Valley
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TT (e.g. TT no.55) refers to the burial of Ramose designated to the category of Theban Tomb
Tomb of Horemheb
Each section on the subject of Egyptian Tombs addresses all topics and provides interesting facts and information about the Golden Age of Pharaohs and of Egypt. The Sitemap provides full details of all of the information and facts provided about the fascinating subject of the Tomb of Horemheb discovered by Edward Ayrton.
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