The valley of the queens, which is located south of Thebes-West, is not only home to the graves of queens, but also of family members. Under Ramses III. Princesses were also buried here.
From the 17th dynasty to the 20th dynasty, the Valley of the Queens was known as the necropolis and was accessible from Medinet Habu. Among the graves, one found the grave of Nefertari, the wife of Ramses II.
In contrast to the graves of the 19th dynasty, which are decorated with reliefs and paintings, the grave complexes from the 17th and 18th dynasties are undecorated.
The Valley of the Queens is a place in Egypt where the wives of the pharaohs were buried in ancient times. It was then known as Ta-Set-Nefru, which means “place of beauty”. It was best known as the burial place of many Pharaoh’s wives. Pharaohs themselves were buried in the Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Queens
Where is the Valley of the Queens located?
The Valley of the Queens is located on the West Bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor and very close to the Valley of the Kings.
What is the Valley of the Queens?
The Valley of the Queens is a complex of tombs where the wives of the pharaohs were buried in ancient times (princes, princesses, and some members of the nobility).
Important facts about the Valley of the Queens
The tomb of Nefertari, who was the favorite wife of Ramses II, is the most famous attraction of the site. It is said to be the most refined tomb in Egypt: it is fully painted and decorated with events depicting Nefertari being guided by gods.
About 1 km from the road leading to the Valley of the Queens is Deir El-Medina, which takes its name from a temple occupied by early Christian monks. Near the temple is a ruined site, the Workers’ Village.
Many of the workers and artists who created the royal tombs lived and were buried at Deir El-Medina. Some of the small tombs at the site have extraordinary reliefs, making them well worth a visit.
There are at least seventy-five tombs in the Valley of the Queens. They belonged to the queens of the 19th and 20th dynasties, and other members of the royal families. Like almost all the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, Nefertari’s tomb had already been looted by the time archaeologists discovered it.
A few fragments of the queen’s pink granite sarcophagus and, of her mummified body, only part of her knees remained.
In the tomb of Amunherjepshef, son of Ramses III, who was a teenager when he died, it is denoted on the walls that Ramses holds the hand of his son to present him to the gods, who will help him in his journey to the afterlife.
The tomb of Jaemwaset, another of the sons of Ramses III, is full of well-preserved reliefs and vivid colors, with scenes of the pharaoh presenting his dead son to the various gods and scenes from the Book of the Dead. another tomb that is part of the Valley of the Queens is that of Titi, who is believed to have been the wife of Ramses III.
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