E47+Tombs

=Egyptian Society during the Ramesside period, Dynasties XIX and XX =

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Religion, death and burial

 * 4.7 Tombs: architecture and decoration: Thebes, Memphis, Deir el-Medina**

See also Amy's presentation for this topic

Go to the Theban Mapping Project ‘Articles’ page.
 * For **Tomb architecture**, go the the article: “Development of Tombs”. The second page of this article discusses 19th and 20th Dynasty tombs.
 * For **ancient names of various tomb chambers**, go the article: “Anatomy of a Tomb: Ancient Designations”.
 * For **tomb decoration**, go to the article: “Decorating the Tombs”.

Go to the **Atlas** section of the Theban Mapping Project and visit some of the tombs:
 * KV1: Ramesses VII
 * KV2: Ramesses IV
 * KV3: son of Ramesses III
 * KV4: Ramesses XI
 * KV5: sons of Ramesses II
 * KV6: Ramesses IX
 * KV7: Ramesses II
 * KV8: Merenptah
 * KV9: Ramesses V and Ramesses VI
 * KV10: Amenmesses
 * KV11: Ramesses III
 * KV14: Tausert and Setnakht
 * KV15: Seti II
 * KV16: Ramesses I
 * KV17: Seti I
 * KV18: Ramesses X
 * KV47: Siptah

For some images and information on the Deir el-Medina necropolis, go to the Digital Imaging Project, Bluffton University.

(For 1.2 Significant sites – visit Digital Imaging Project, Bluffton University.) (For 3.4 Techonlogical development – see the article: “Tomb Digging and Cutting Techniques”.) (For 3.5 tomb robberies – see the article: “Tomb Robberies”.)