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site details

0700-1800 daily summer
0700-1500 daily winter
E£20 for 3 tombs
E£40 tutankhamun
E£10 camera per tomb
no flash
no video cameras

relevant links

traveloque 2/14
theban mapping project

history

New Kingdom

18th Dynasty
19th Dynasty
20th Dynasty

Thutmose III
Tutankhamun
Ramesses II
Merenptah
Seti II
Tausert
Ramesses III
Ramesses IX\

Tomb of Merenptah

An empty sarcophagus of pink granite remains. Originally, there were four nested sarcophagii -- three outer ones of pink granite and an innter coffin of calcite or alabaster. Inside of the sarcophagus is a carving of Nut.