KV57
Tomb KV57 is an ancient Egyptian tomb. Located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, it was used for the burial of Horemheb, the last Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty.
The tomb was located by Edward Ayrton in February 1908, who was working for Theodore Davis. Due to its location in the valley floor, the tomb was filled with debris that had been washed down during occasional flash-flooding.
This tomb is markedly different from the other major Eighteenth dynasty royal tombs in that it does away with dog-legged construction, and has painted bas-reliefs, rather than simple painted walls. Passages from the Book of Gates also appear for the first time. The decoration was not completed during this king's fourteen years rule.
The sarcophagus of the king was carved from red quartzite, and was found with its lid broken. In it were bones and remains from several burials, none of them conclusively from Horemheb.
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