Valley of the Queens
E93436
The Valley of the Queens is an ancient Egyptian necropolis near Luxor where the wives and children of pharaohs were buried in richly decorated tombs.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valley of the Queens canonical | 29 |
| Valley of the Kings and Queens funerary landscape | 1 |
| Valley of the Queens burial complex | 1 |
| Valley of the Queens tombs | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian necropolis
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hathor
ⓘ
Isis ⓘ Osiris ⓘ |
| contains |
decorated burial chambers
ⓘ
rock-cut tombs ⓘ tombs ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| egyptianName |
Men-nefer
ⓘ
surface form:
Ta-Set-Neferu
|
| egyptianNameMeaning | Place of Beauty ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Ernesto Schiaparelli ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| features |
limestone cliffs
ⓘ
side wadis ⓘ steep desert valley ⓘ |
| governedBy | Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
Nefertari
ⓘ
children of Ramesses II ⓘ royal women of the Ramesside period ⓘ wives of Ramesses II ⓘ |
| hasNotableTomb |
QV66
ⓘ
Tomb of Amunherkhepshef ⓘ Tomb of Khaemwaset ⓘ Tomb of Nefertari ⓘ Tomb of Queen Sitre ⓘ Tomb of Queen Titi ⓘ Tomb of Queen Titi ⓘ
surface form:
Tomb of Queen Tyti
|
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
funerary art
ⓘ
richly decorated tombs ⓘ well-preserved wall paintings ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Luxor Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Theban Necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Deir el-Medina
Luxor ⓘ Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite | modern city of Luxor ⓘ |
| mainUseBegan | 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| mainUseContinued |
19th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
20th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Egyptian funerary cult ⓘ |
| tourismActivity | guided tours ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of high-status individuals
ⓘ
burial of princes ⓘ burial of princesses ⓘ burial of royal children ⓘ burial of royal wives ⓘ |
| worldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSite | Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis ⓘ |
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thebes (Egypt)
subject surface form:
Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis
this entity surface form:
Valley of the Kings and Queens funerary landscape
this entity surface form:
Valley of the Queens tombs
this entity surface form:
Valley of the Queens burial complex