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84b: Into the Tomb

84b: Into the Tomb

Amunhotep II (Part 7): Remarkable Discoveries in a Royal Tomb.

The History of Egypt Podcast

October 16, 201747m 56s

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Amunhotep II (Part 7): Remarkable Discoveries in a Royal Tomb.


Around 1440 BCE, Egyptians were carving the burial monument of Amunhotep II in the Valley of the Kings. In 1898 CE, a group of excavators were uncovering the edifice once more. In a dual narrative, we explore the design, construction and discovery of a most remarkable tomb...


Select Bibliography:

  • Erik Hornung, The Valley of the Kings, 1990.
  • Erik Hornung, The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife, 1999.
  • C.N. Reeves, Richard Wilkinson, The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996.
  • Peter der Manuelian, Studies in the Reign of Amenophis II, 1989.
  • Elliot Smith, The Royal Mummies, 1912.
  • Online Resources:
  • Theban Mapping Project – Tomb of Amunhotep II
  • Narmer.pl – The Royal Cache
  • Egypt, Land of Eternity – The Royal Cache
  • Theban Royal Mummy Project – The Mummies of Dynasty 18
  • Egyptian Monuments – Tomb of Amunhotep II
  • Saint Louis University – The KV35 Cache

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