Valley of the Kings
- KV6 tomb of Ramesses IX - XXth
Dynasty
The
tomb of Ramesses IX has stood open since antiquity and attracted the
informal comments, scribbled on the walls, of some 46 classical
tourists. A little over half of this tomb appears to have been completed
by the time of the king's death. After the stair-ramp entrance (A),
three well-fashioned corridors (B,D,E) were cut, with the first having a
series of four niche-like side rooms (C). The well room and pillared
hall were also completed, the corridor beyond being enlarged to receive
the king's burial. The mummy
of Ramesses IXwas discovered
among other mummies of kings in the
cache DB320
at Deir el-Bahari.
A - entrance
stairs-ramp
B - 1st corridor
(scenes from Litany of Re and the Book of
Caverns)
C - four niche-like side rooms
D - 2nd corridor(scenes from the Book of the Dead
and the Book of Caverns, astronomical ceiling)
E - 3rd corridor(images of king as Osiris, scenes
from the Amduat)
F - well room (image of deity)
G - 4-pillared hall(undecorated)
H - sloping passage
leading to the burial chamber
I - burial chamber(king in divine barque and scenes
from the Book of the Earth, Book of Caverns and Amduat, scenes from the
Book of Heavens on ceiling)
