Tomb KV10, located in the
Valley of the
Kings
near the modern-day Egyptian
city of
Luxor
, was cut and decorated for the burial of Pharaoh Amenmesse of the
Nineteenth Dynasty of
Ancient Egypt. However there is
no proof that he was actually buried here. Later the decoration was
replaced with scenes for
Takhat and
Baktwerel, two royal women from the late
20th dynasty.
It was visited by
Richard Pococke,
Jean-François
Champollion and
Karl Richard
Lepsius, and briefly studied by
Edward R. Ayrton
before being properly examined by a team from the University of
Memphis
in the United States
under Otto Schaden in
1992.
References
- Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H. The Complete Valley of
the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London.
- Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the
Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, A.A. Gaddis,
Cairo.
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