tomb of Tutankhamun

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ancient Egyptian royal tomb archaeological site cultural heritage site

The tomb of Tutankhamun is the remarkably well-preserved burial site of the young Egyptian pharaoh, famed for its discovery in 1922 and its vast trove of intact treasures, including the iconic gold funerary mask.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
tomb of Tutankhamun canonical 4
KV62 (tomb of Tutankhamun) 2
Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62) 1

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian royal tomb ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
belongsToNecropolis Theban Necropolis ⓘ
builtFor Tutankhamun ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Tutankhamun ⓘ
containsObject canopic jars ⓘ
canopic shrine ⓘ
chariots ⓘ
food offerings ⓘ
funerary beds ⓘ
Tutankhamun funerary mask ⓘ
surface form: gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun

jewelry ⓘ
nested coffins of Tutankhamun ⓘ
sarcophagus of Tutankhamun ⓘ
shrines ⓘ
statues of deities ⓘ
throne of Tutankhamun ⓘ
ushebti figurines ⓘ
weapons and shields ⓘ
wine jars ⓘ
discoveredBy Howard Carter ⓘ
discoveredUnderPatronageOf 5th Earl of Carnarvon ⓘ
surface form: George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
excavatedBy Howard Carter ⓘ
hasApproximateConstructionDate 14th century BCE ⓘ
hasAssociatedLegend so-called curse of the pharaohs ⓘ
hasChambersCount 4 ⓘ
hasConservationIssues fungal growth on wall paintings ⓘ
humidity from visitors ⓘ
hasDiscoveryDate 1922-11-04 ⓘ
hasDynasty 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
hasExcavationEndYear 1932 ⓘ
hasExcavationStartYear 1922 ⓘ
hasGlobalSignificance major symbol of Egyptology ⓘ
one of the most famous archaeological discoveries of the 20th century ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
hasKVNumber KV62 ⓘ
hasMainChambers Annexe ⓘ
Antechamber ⓘ
Burial Chamber ⓘ
Treasury ⓘ
hasNotableFeature intact royal burial assemblage ⓘ
nested gilded wooden shrines around sarcophagus ⓘ
relatively small size compared to other royal tombs ⓘ
remarkable state of preservation at discovery ⓘ
sealed entrance stairway at time of discovery ⓘ
hasWallDecoration Book of the Dead motifs ⓘ
funerary rituals scenes ⓘ
scenes from the Amduat ⓘ
locatedIn Valley of the Kings ⓘ
locatedInCountry Egypt ⓘ
locatedNear Luxor ⓘ
managedBy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
ownedBy Egyptian government ⓘ
surface form: Egyptian state

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valley of the Kings → knownFor → tomb of Tutankhamun ⓘ
18th Dynasty of Egypt → knownFor → tomb of Tutankhamun ⓘ
Grand Egyptian Museum → notableCollection → tomb of Tutankhamun ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tutankhamun collection
5th Earl of Carnarvon → discovered → tomb of Tutankhamun ⓘ
subject surface form: George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
this entity surface form: Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62)
Howard Carter → discovered → tomb of Tutankhamun ⓘ
Howard Carter → workedOn → tomb of Tutankhamun ⓘ
this entity surface form: KV62 (tomb of Tutankhamun)
Bibān el-Mulūk → contains → tomb of Tutankhamun ⓘ
this entity surface form: KV62 (tomb of Tutankhamun)
Bibān el-Mulūk → knownFor → tomb of Tutankhamun ⓘ