KV7
Tomb KV7 was the tomb of Ramesses II ("Ramesses the Great"), an ancient Egyptian pharaoh during the Nineteenth Dynasty.
| KV7 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of Ramesses II | |
Entrance to the fourth corridor of KV7 | |
KV7 | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′26.3″N 32°36′5.61″E |
| Location | East Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | Open in antiquity |
| Excavated by | Henry Salt Jean-François Champollion (1829) Carl Lepsius (1844-45) Theodore Davis and Harry Burton (1913–14) Howard Carter (1917–1921) Christian Leblanc (1991) |
| Decoration | Book of Gates Book of the Heavenly Cow Amduat Litany of Ra Book of the Dead Opening of the Mouth |
It is located in the Valley of the Kings opposite the tomb of his sons, KV5, and near to the tomb of his son and successor Merenptah, KV8.
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