tomb of Seti I

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The tomb of Seti I is one of the most elaborately decorated royal tombs in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, renowned for its extensive and well-preserved religious texts and vivid wall reliefs.

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Tomb of Seti I 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian royal tomb
archaeological site
alsoKnownAs Belzoni’s Tomb NERFINISHED
Tomb KV17 NERFINISHED
approximateConstructionDate 13th century BCE
circa 1290–1279 BCE
artStyle New Kingdom funerary art
belongsToNecropolis Theban Necropolis NERFINISHED
containsText Amduat NERFINISHED
Book of Gates NERFINISHED
Book of the Dead NERFINISHED
Book of the Earth NERFINISHED
Book of the Heavenly Cow NERFINISHED
Litany of Re NERFINISHED
country Egypt
culturalContext ancient Egyptian religion
currentUse tourist attraction
dedicatedTo Seti I NERFINISHED
discoveredBy Giovanni Battista Belzoni NERFINISHED
discoveryDate 1817
dynasty Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
hasConservationWorkBy Egyptian antiquities authorities NERFINISHED
international conservation missions
hasFeature astronomical ceiling decorations
multiple decorated corridors and chambers
polychrome painted scenes
sarcophagus chamber
sunken relief carvings
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage component site
KVNumber KV17 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Egypt
Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED
West Bank of Luxor NERFINISHED
managedBy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities NERFINISHED
notableFor elaborate wall decoration
extensive religious texts
large size and length
well-preserved reliefs and paintings
occupant Seti I NERFINISHED
partOf UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis NERFINISHED
period New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
purpose facilitate king’s journey in the afterlife
royal burial
reign reign of Seti I
sufferedFrom 19th-century removal of decoration fragments
antique looting
visitedBy early European travelers in the 19th century

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KV17 alsoKnownAs tomb of Seti I
this entity surface form: Tomb of Seti I
Destruction of Mankind myth attestedOn tomb of Seti I