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but soon died. Twenty years later, the task of completing the documentation was given to Dr. Marek
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in the 1730s, but its first detailed description was given by James Bruce in 1768. Preliminary scientific studies were made by French scholars, who had come to Egypt with
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who entered the tomb in 1768) and the "Harper's Tomb" (due to paintings of two blind harpers in the tomb).
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The tomb has been open since antiquity, and has been known variously as "Bruce's Tomb" (named after
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Zsold Kiss (ed.), 50 lat polskich wykopalisk w
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Litany of Re; Book of Gates; Book of Amduat; Opening of the mouth ceremony; Book of the Dead
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work on the site. Apart from documenting the tomb, they also conduct conservation works.
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Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban
Necropolises and Temples
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Images taken from 3d models showing the breakthrough into KV10 from KV11
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The outside of the sarcophagus features two scenes from the Amduat.
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The burial chamber is an eight-pillared hall in which stood the red
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The 188 m (617 ft) long tomb is beautifully decorated.
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includes description, images and plans of the tomb.
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426:"Dolina Królów, Grobowiec Ramzesa III"
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399:"Sarcophagus box of Ramesses III"
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448:The Complete Valley of the Kings
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16:Tomb of Ramesses III
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86:25°44′23.6″N
29:Ramesses III
1033:Royal Cache
994:Exploration
947:West Valley
762:(Maiherpri)
613:(Amenmesse)
597:(Merenptah)
532:East Valley
284:sarcophagus
208:James Bruce
101: /
76:Coordinates
1072:Categories
891:(Horemheb)
798:(Sennefer)
435:2020-08-27
384:2020-08-27
363:References
332:R. Lepsius
214:Decoration
140:Decoration
124:Discovered
819:(Userhet)
650:(Seti II)
281:quartzite
268:vestibule
193:Amenmesse
189:Setnakhte
174:Tomb KV11
1021:See also
835:(Siptah)
666:(Seti I)
324:Napoleon
249:and the
151:Previous
114:Location
1042:burials
733:(Tia'a)
178:Pharaoh
162: →
149:←
135:Unknown
288:Louvre
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656:KV16
648:KV15
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634:(Bay)
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611:KV10
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518:Tombs
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357:Qena
355:and
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160:Next
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