KV34
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KV34 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Thutmose III, notable for its early New Kingdom decoration and unique plan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KV34 canonical | 3 |
| KV34 (tomb of Thutmose III) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian tomb
ⓘ
rock-cut tomb ⓘ tomb ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Amun ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite | Deir el-Bahari region ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Valley of the Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings
|
| belongsToDynasty |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| builtFor | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| catalogueDesignation |
Kings Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Kings Valley 34
|
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| era | circa 15th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasArtHistoricalSignificance | one of the earliest decorated royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| hasBurialChamberShape | cartouche-shaped burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
Amduat
ⓘ
surface form:
Amduat scenes
Book of the Dead scenes ⓘ stick-figure style drawings ⓘ yellow-ochre background paintings ⓘ |
| hasDecorationStyle | early New Kingdom tomb decoration ⓘ |
| hasEntranceType | rock-cut entrance ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
multiple corridors
ⓘ
pillared burial chamber ⓘ side chambers ⓘ well shaft ⓘ |
| hasFunction | tomb of Thutmose III ⓘ |
| hasID | KV 34 ⓘ |
| hasLayoutCharacteristic |
bent-axis design
ⓘ
steep descending corridors ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | limestone ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| hasPlan | dog-leg plan ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
early New Kingdom decoration
ⓘ
unique tomb plan ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Theban Necropolis
ⓘ
Valley of the Kings ⓘ
surface form:
Valley of the Kings tomb system
|
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Luxor ⓘ Theban Necropolis ⓘ
surface form:
Thebes Necropolis
Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| orientation | cut into cliff face ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom ⓘ |
| subPeriod | early New Kingdom ⓘ |
| tombNumber | 34 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
funerary rituals
ⓘ
royal burial ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
KV34 (tomb of Thutmose III)