KV8
E389969
KV8 is the rock-cut tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Merenptah, notable for its large scale and well-preserved reliefs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KV8 canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Valley of the Kings tomb
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian tomb ⓘ rock-cut tomb ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| associatedPharaoh |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah
|
| belongsToNecropolis | Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah
|
| constructionType | rock-cut ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian funerary architecture ⓘ |
| discoveredInAntiquity | true ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
multiple descending corridors
ⓘ
pillared burial chamber ⓘ well-cut rock surfaces ⓘ |
| hasBurial |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah
|
| hasChamber |
burial chamber
ⓘ
side chambers ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | relatively well preserved ⓘ |
| hasCorridor | multiple corridors ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
painted reliefs
ⓘ
wall reliefs ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | staircase and corridors descending into the cliff ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
large scale
ⓘ
well-preserved reliefs ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | cut into the cliffs of the Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
Merneptah
ⓘ
surface form:
Merenptah
|
| hasReligiousText |
Amduat
ⓘ
Book of Gates ⓘ Book of the Dead ⓘ other royal funerary texts ⓘ |
| hasSarcophagus | granite sarcophagus of Merenptah ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Luxor Governorate ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ West Bank of Luxor ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| modernExcavation | 19th century CE ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
KV7
ⓘ
KV9 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
|
| period |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom
|
| tombNumber | KV8 self-link ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | important visitor site in the Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| usedFor | royal burial ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.