Tomb of King Ramses VI KV9 / Valley of the Kings / Luxor
It is one of the six largest tombs in the Valley of the Kings and was opened to visitors in 1888
The cemetery was originally dedicated to King Ramses the Fifth, whose name was registered on the front part, and King Ramses VI expanded and completed the last part of it. Still, the mummy of King Ramses VI was found in the tomb of King Amenhotep, the Second Cemetery No. KV35
The tomb is straight, with a length of 117 and a total area of ​​510 sq.m., with 93 meters in the mountain.
The cemetery contains five corridors, then the colonnade, then four chambers, before the burial chamber.
The Wall decoration of the first five rooms is the full version of the Book of Doors describing the journey of the sun in the afterlife and the trial of the dead.
The wall decoration on the right is a copy of the Book of Caves, which describes the journey of Ra, the sun’s journey, and rewards and punishments in the afterlife.
️ ️ This cemetery is characterized by its walls being a complete theatre of religious texts as it is a large library of religious literature. It is the texts that discuss the word and the image of life and dead Most of the religious books that were previously known, such as the book of Ami Dawat, the Book of Gates, the Book of the Dead, the various solar chants, the story of the destruction of human beings, and the book of caves and the book of night and day were recorded on its walls. The book of the day was recorded here for the first time in this astronomical picture, as well as the book of the land known as ” Acker. “
There are many graphical texts recorded by Greek visitors, which may indicate that the cemetery was open and known during the days of the Greek rule of Egypt and some Coptic texts.
It is one of the six largest tombs in the Valley of the Kings and was opened to visitors in 1888
It was established by King Ramses the Fifth, and King Ramses VI expanded it, but the mummy of King Ramses VI was found in the tomb of King Amenhotep, the Second Cemetery No. KV35
The tomb is straight, with a length of 117 and a total area of ​​510 sq.m., with 93 meters in the mountain.
The tomb contains five corridors, then the colonnade, then four chambers, before the burial chamber.
The Wall decoration of the first five rooms is the full version of the Book of Doors describing the journey of the sun in the afterlife and the trial of the dead. The wall decoration on the right is a copy of the Book of Caves, which describes the journey of Ra, the sun’s journey, and rewards and punishments in the afterlife.
Tomb roof
We see on the roof of the second and third corridors and the ceiling of the first room the beautiful view that represents the note of the sky symbol curved on the ground and has recorded in her hands and legs the texts of the book of the day and night,
️ The scene shows the ancient Egyptian belief that he imagined that the sky Nut gives birth to the sun every morning and then swallowed it in the evening, and during the day, the sun swims in its boat inside the body of Nut in the heavenly sea.
️ As for the evening, the inexhaustible stars appear to illuminate the dead world, also inside the body of Nut, which depicts the story of night and day.
It is one of the six largest tombs in the Valley of the Kings and was opened to visitors in 1888
The cemetery was originally dedicated to King Ramses the Fifth, whose name was registered on the front part, and King Ramses VI expanded and completed the last part of it. Still, the mummy of King Ramses VI was found in the tomb of King Amenhotep, the Second Cemetery No. KV35
The tomb is straight, with a length of 117 and a total area of ​​510 sq.m., with 93 meters in the mountain.
The cemetery contains five corridors, then the colonnade, then four chambers, before the burial chamber.
The Wall decoration of the first five rooms is the full version of the Book of Doors describing the journey of the sun in the afterlife and the trial of the dead.
The wall decoration on the right is a copy of the Book of Caves, which describes the journey of Ra, the sun’s journey, and rewards and punishments in the afterlife.
️ ️ This cemetery is characterized by its walls being a complete theatre of religious texts as it is a large library of religious literature. It is the texts that discuss the word and the image of life and dead Most of the religious books that were previously known, such as the book of Ami Dawat, the Book of Gates, the Book of the Dead, the various solar chants, the story of the destruction of human beings, and the book of caves and the book of night and day were recorded on its walls. The book of the day was recorded here for the first time in this astronomical picture, as well as the book of the land known as ” Acker. “
There are many graphical texts recorded by Greek visitors, which may indicate that the cemetery was open and known during the days of the Greek rule of Egypt and some Coptic texts.
It is one of the six largest tombs in the Valley of the Kings and was opened to visitors in 1888
It was established by King Ramses the Fifth, and King Ramses VI expanded it, but the mummy of King Ramses VI was found in the tomb of King Amenhotep, the Second Cemetery No. KV35
The tomb is straight, with a length of 117 and a total area of ​​510 sq.m., with 93 meters in the mountain.
The tomb contains five corridors, then the colonnade, then four chambers, before the burial chamber.
The Wall decoration of the first five rooms is the full version of the Book of Doors describing the journey of the sun in the afterlife and the trial of the dead. The wall decoration on the right is a copy of the Book of Caves, which describes the journey of Ra, the sun’s journey, and rewards and punishments in the afterlife.
Tomb roof
We see on the roof of the second and third corridors and the ceiling of the first room the beautiful view that represents the note of the sky symbol curved on the ground and has recorded in her hands and legs the texts of the book of the day and night,
️ The scene shows the ancient Egyptian belief that he imagined that the sky Nut gives birth to the sun every morning and then swallowed it in the evening, and during the day, the sun swims in its boat inside the body of Nut in the heavenly sea.
️ As for the evening, the inexhaustible stars appear to illuminate the dead world, also inside the body of Nut, which depicts the story of night and day.