Valley of the Kings [site] (Thebes, Egypt) : Entrance to the Tomb of Ramesses III

Creator:

unknown (Egyptian (ancient)

Published/Created:

Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt
ca. 1540-1075 BCE

Date Depicted:

ca. 1990-1999
8000 BC - 499 AD

Notes:

Although the site of the tombs of the earliest New Kingdom rulers of the 18th Dynasty has not been identified conclusively, beginning with Tuthmosis I, they adopted the wadi now known as the Valley of the Kings (Arabic; Biban al-Muluk) as the new royal cemetery. The burials of female members of the royal family were situated in the western cliffs during the 18th Dynasty, or in the Valley of the Queens (Arabic; Biban al-Harim) in the 18th-20th dynasties. Princes were interred in both royal valleys. The separation of the royal tomb proper, located in a distant desert wadi, from the funerary temple, erected on the edge of the cultivation, appears to have been a New Kingdom innovation. The excavation and decoration of these tombs was reserved for a distinct group of workmen ('the crew of the tomb'), whose social and professional activities are exceptionally well documented; they resided at Deir el-Medina, at a convenient distance from both royal cemeteries.

Topics:

Architecture -- Egypt -- (YVRC)
Sculpture -- Egypt -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

New Kingdom

Culture:

Egyptian (ancient)

Accession Number:

1A3-EG-T-VK-C2

Genre:

archaeological sites (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; death or burial; rulers and leaders; Egypt--Civilization; Egypt--Religion; topographical views complexes; sites (locations); archaeological sites; excavations (sites) wide angle lens

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module One

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
ca. 1990's

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10115463

PID:

digcoll:1792067