KV17
E389968
KV17 is the tomb of Pharaoh Seti I in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, renowned for its large size and exceptionally well-preserved, richly decorated reliefs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KV17 canonical | 4 |
| KV17 (tomb of Seti I) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian royal tomb
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| accessStatus | subject to restricted public access at times ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Belzoni’s Tomb
ⓘ
tomb of Seti I ⓘ
surface form:
Tomb of Seti I
|
| approximateConstructionDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| containsDecorationFrom |
Amduat
ⓘ
Book of Gates ⓘ Book of the Dead ⓘ Book of the Heavenly Cow ⓘ Litany of Re ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Giovanni Battista Belzoni ⓘ |
| discoveryCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1817 ⓘ |
| excavationBy |
Giovanni Battista Belzoni
ⓘ
Howard Carter ⓘ Theodore M. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | high-quality Nineteenth Dynasty relief carving ⓘ |
| hasBurialChamber | burial chamber of Seti I ⓘ |
| hasCeilingDecoration | astronomical ceilings ⓘ |
| hasConservationActivity | modern stabilization and conservation work ⓘ |
| hasCorridors | multiple descending corridors ⓘ |
| hasDamageType |
structural cracking
ⓘ
water damage ⓘ |
| hasSarcophagus | sarcophagus of Seti I ⓘ |
| hasSideChambers | numerous side chambers ⓘ |
| hasWallDecoration | polychrome painted reliefs ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Ancient Egyptian funerary architecture ⓘ |
| influenced | later Nineteenth Dynasty royal tomb decoration ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Eighteenth Dynasty royal tombs ⓘ |
| kvNumber | KV17 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Luxor ⓘ |
| locatedOnBankOfNile | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exceptionally well-preserved reliefs
ⓘ
extensive funerary texts ⓘ large size ⓘ richly decorated painted scenes ⓘ |
| partOf | Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
|
| sarcophagusCurrentLocation |
Sir John Soane’s Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir John Soane’s Museum, London
|
| sarcophagusMaterial | alabaster ⓘ |
| tombOwner | Seti I ⓘ |
| tombOwnerTitle | Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| tourismStatus | major tourist attraction in the Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
KV17 (tomb of Seti I)