tomb of Ramesses III

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The tomb of Ramesses III (KV11) is a richly decorated New Kingdom royal tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, renowned for its extensive religious texts and vivid wall reliefs.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Tomb of Rameses III 1
Tomb of Ramesses III 1
Tomb of Ramses III 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
royal tomb ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart reign of Ramesses III ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
culture Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
designation KV11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
dynasty Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavationYear 18th century ⓘ
hasArtStyle New Kingdom funerary art ⓘ
hasChamber burial chamber ⓘ
entrance corridor ⓘ
pillared hall ⓘ
well shaft chamber ⓘ
hasDecoration Amduat NERFINISHED ⓘ
Book of Caverns NERFINISHED ⓘ
Book of Gates NERFINISHED ⓘ
Book of the Dead scenes NERFINISHED ⓘ
Book of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Litany of Re NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEntrance cut into cliff face ⓘ
hasFeature burial chamber with sarcophagus pit ⓘ
long corridor plan ⓘ
multiple side chambers ⓘ
hasFunction ensure king’s rebirth in afterlife ⓘ
hasInscription offering formulas ⓘ
protective spells ⓘ
royal titulary of Ramesses III ⓘ
hasOccupant Ramesses III NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRelief funerary processions ⓘ
scenes of Ramesses III before the gods ⓘ
solar barque scenes ⓘ
underworld deities ⓘ
knownFor extensive religious texts ⓘ
rich wall decoration ⓘ
vivid wall reliefs ⓘ
locatedIn Egypt ⓘ
Luxor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Bank of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
orientation generally east–west ⓘ
partOf Theban Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
period New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor royal burial ⓘ
writingSystem hieroglyphs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Destruction of Mankind myth → attestedOn → tomb of Ramesses III ⓘ
KV11 → hasDesignation → tomb of Ramesses III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tomb of Ramesses III
KV11 → hasDesignation → tomb of Ramesses III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tomb of Rameses III
KV11 → hasDesignation → tomb of Ramesses III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tomb of Ramses III