KV5

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cemetery
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:KV55
gptkb:KV6
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ramesses_II
gptkbp:contains statues
amulets
corridors
faience objects
bones
burial chambers
canopic jar fragments
decorated walls
limestone ostraca
pottery fragments
sarcophagus fragments
gptkbp:country gptkb:Egypt
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:James_Burton
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1825
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:19th_Dynasty
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Kent_R._Weeks
1987
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label KV5
gptkbp:location gptkb:Valley_of_the_Kings
gptkbp:mapType gptkb:KV5
gptkbp:notableFeature complex layout
largest tomb in the Valley of the Kings
over 120 chambers
gptkbp:owner gptkb:sons_of_Ramesses_II
gptkbp:period gptkb:New_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose tomb for sons of Ramesses II
gptkbp:significance provided new insights into royal burials
changed understanding of Valley of the Kings layout
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Ancient_Thebes_with_its_Necropolis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Valley_of_the_Kings
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5