KV43
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| KV43 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Burial of Thutmose IV | ||
| Location | East Valley of the Kings | |
| Discovery Date | 1903 | |
| Excavated by | Howard Carter | |
| Previous : KV42 | Next : KV44 | |
Tomb KV43 is the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose IV in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt.
It has a dog-leg shape, typical of the layout of early 18th Dynasty tombs.
Located high in the cliffs above the valley floor, it had been spared the extensive flood-water damage suffered by other tombs, and its wall decorations are consequently very well preserved. The pharaoh's outer stone sarcophagus is also still in place in the burial chamber.
KV43 was rediscovered in 1903 by Howard Carter (for Theodore M. Davis, who published an account of the discovery and excavation in 1904).
References
- Davis, Theodore M. The Tomb of Thoutmosis IV. London: Duckworth Publishing, 2002. ISBN 0715631209
External link
- [Theban Mapping Project] - Includes detailed maps of most of the tombs.
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