KV62
E389967
KV62 is the famous tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, discovered largely intact in the Valley of the Kings in 1922.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KV62 canonical | 5 |
| KV62, Valley of the Kings | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian tomb
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| artifactsHousedAt |
Egyptian Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Grand Egyptian Museum ⓘ |
| associatedLegend |
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
ⓘ
surface form:
Curse of the Pharaohs
|
| associatedWith |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Amarna period
Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Carter excavation records for Tutankhamun’s tomb ⓘ |
| constructionDateApprox | c. 1330s BCE ⓘ |
| contains |
canopic jars
ⓘ
canopic shrine ⓘ chariots ⓘ food offerings ⓘ furniture ⓘ jewelry ⓘ Tutankhamun ⓘ
surface form:
mummy of Tutankhamun
sarcophagus of Tutankhamun ⓘ throne of Tutankhamun ⓘ ushebtis ⓘ weapons and armor ⓘ wine jars ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 25.740°N 32.601°E ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| designation | KV62 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Howard Carter
ⓘ
Hussein Abdel-Rassoul ⓘ |
| discoveredFor |
5th Earl of Carnarvon
ⓘ
surface form:
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
|
| discoveryDate | 4 November 1922 ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| dynasty |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| excavationDirectedBy | Howard Carter ⓘ |
| excavationEndYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| excavationFundedBy |
5th Earl of Carnarvon
ⓘ
surface form:
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
|
| excavationStartYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| hasRoom |
Annexe
ⓘ
Antechamber ⓘ Burial Chamber ⓘ Treasury ⓘ entrance corridor ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Luxor ⓘ Theban Necropolis ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| near |
KV15
ⓘ
KV9 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being largely intact at discovery
ⓘ
Tutankhamun funerary mask ⓘ
surface form:
golden funerary mask of Tutankhamun
nested coffins of Tutankhamun ⓘ rich funerary goods ⓘ shrines surrounding the sarcophagus ⓘ well-preserved wall paintings ⓘ |
| owner | Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| partOf |
Valley of the Kings
ⓘ
surface form:
Valley of the Kings numbering system
|
| period | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| tombOf | Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| wallDecoration |
funerary scenes of Tutankhamun with deities
ⓘ
scenes from the Book of the Dead ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
KV62, Valley of the Kings
subject surface form:
Tomb of Tutankhamun