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By Kent R. Weeks
The invention in 1995 long-ignored doorway within the Valley of the Kings was once truly the doorway to the biggest tomb ever present in Egypt made headlines world wide. referred to as KV five, it comprises over one hundred fifty corridors and chambers, and was once used as a kin mausoleum for numerous sons of the recent country pharaoh, Ramesses II. This initial document is the 1st accomplished, technical ebook at the paintings of the Theban Mapping venture within the tomb. It comprises precise archaeological and architectural experiences, epigraphic surveys, item and pottery descriptions, discussions of conservation paintings, and vast stories at the site's geology, hydrology, mineralogy, and geotechnical engineering. Copiously illustrated with images and line drawings, KV five is the basic resource for the learn of this interesting and demanding tomb.
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49°, but the ceiling is horizontal. 42 meter lintel. 576 msl at the top of the stairs into Chamber 14. 3, from the floor at entrance); and two light blue faience 'wiglets' (also from the entrance). This chamber, with three pillars along its north-south axis, has been only partially cleared. The floodborne debris it contains includes many large (five- to ten-kilogram) blocks of limestone, as well as chips and silt, tossed here with great force as the flood waters cascaded down the steep slope of corridors 12 and 13.
In areas where plaster has fallen away, traces of texts and figures may survive where the artisans cut through the plaster into the stone surface. Where the plaster is still intact, there are traces of color, and evidence of decoration can be found on every wall. What follows are the more complete and recognizable examples of KV 5's decoration. Entrance North Jamb, Reveal: The exterior surface of the entrance, beneath the overhang, is damaged with only traces of a text column visible on the left (north) reveal.
C o r r i d o r 12 Corridors 12 and 20, which extend from Chamber 3 toward the front of KV 5 and under the paved road beyond it, were completely unexpected discoveries. We know of no tomb in KV with corridors or chambers cut back toward the entrance. Although only a part of Corridor 20 has yet been excavated, it seems to be a mirror image of 12. If that proves true, and there are also the equivalents of chambers 13-19 at the end of 20, then the total number of chambers in KV 5, currently 110, will exceed 150.