RETURN TO EGYPT'S VALLEY OF THE KINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH TODAY'S FULL OPENING OF THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM (GEM)
Over 5,000 treasures discovered in King Tut's Valley of the Kings tomb are today for the first time being displayed in a single location, The GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM located a mile from the Great Pyramids in Giza Egypt.
This Video Playlist contains a comprehensive introduction to not only King Tut's tomb there where the over 5,000 treasures were found, but also visits to five other tombs.
The visited tombs include all three of the top rated "Extra Ticket Tombs,:"
Tombs of King Seti I, Kings Ramses V & VI, and King Tut.
In addition those tombs visited and filmed as included with the admission ticket at no extra charge are of Ramses I, and Ramses IV.
Link to YouTube Video Playlist of Visits to Five Tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings:
PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE VISITED VALLEY OF THE KINGS TOMBS:
Valley of the Kings:
King Tut's Tomb:
Today in Egypt at today’s officially opened King Tut Exhibition Halls in the massive Grand Egyptian Museum located in Giza, almost all of the over 5,000 objects that were found in King Tut’s Tomb in the Valley of the Kings are on display in one location.
This video included in the above linked Playlist, and photos below, of King Tut’s Burial Chamber shows where his coffin containing 450 pounds of solid gold and his 22 pound gold mask were found by Howard Carter after the tomb was discovered in 1922. Centered in the video is the granite sarcophagus in which the gold mask, gold coffin and two additional wood coffins were nested covering his mummified body.
Also in the video one can see the grate covered entry to an adjoining room termed “The Treasury” where numerous other treasures including a life sized jackal representing a god of the underworld were found.
The images on the walls of the burial chamber are to be viewed from right to left. The right side wall depicts the funeral procession for King Tut.
The wide middle wall positioned to the north has various scenes of King Tut’s progression through the afterlife beginning with his successor administering the Open Mouth ceremony to his mummy which was believed to allow the mummy to breathe. This is followed by King Tut being welcomed by a god. Finally on the same wall we see King Tut and King Tut’s Spirit standing together as they confront another god.
The left side wall shows 12 baboons representing the 12 hours of night through which King Tut must pass to move on to the afterlife world.
Finally images can be seen on the south wall which depict another Egyptian god.
King Seti I Tomb:
To enter the three most highly rated tombs found in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings located in Luxor one must purchase an extra ticket for each. The most expensive Extra Ticket is for the tomb of King Seti I.
Discovered in 1817 it remains one of the largest and deepest tombs in the Valley and has claim to being the most decorated. share in this video walk through of the tomb those impressive decorations that extend from spectacularly preserved wall images to what was the first astronomical ceiling discovered in an Egyptian tomb.
At an extra $40 it limited the number of people choosing to enter, which resulted in no crowding with an enhanced viewing experience. The fewer people also contributed to optimizing the filming of the video in the above linked Playlist.
As to the filming, Apple’s newest iPhone, the iPhone 17 Pro Max (which had just been released as I departed for Egypt) with its enhanced low light filming capability proved to be a godsend given the government’s imposed lighting restrictions. As a result you can see in this video the wall and ceiling paintings’amazingly preserved vibrant colors as Howard Carter with his candles and torches never could.
King Ramses V & VI Tomb:
Once one reaches the burial chamber of this combined tomb originally built for Pharaoh King Ramses V and then for King Ramses VI, a smashed coffin and smashed sarcophagus come into view. Both belonged to King Ramses VI and have been reconstructed jig saw puzzle like, as best as possible, from their surviving pieces.
Of note is that the King’s face on the coffin in the tomb is a replica. The original face remains in the British Museum.
When and why the smashing? It occurred in antiquity suggesting tomb robbers were after the treasures within. The mummy itself survived significant damage from ancient tomb robbers. It was among the mummies transported in a grand parade to Cairo’s National Museum of Egyptian Civilization where it is honorably displayed today along with that of King Ramses V who died of Smallpox in 1145 BC after reigning for four years.
King Ramses VI succeeded his nephew, Ramses V, ruling for 8 years until his death,
Craftsmen who enlarged the tomb for Ramses VI located their houses over the nearby entrance to King Tut’s tomb covering it with debris. This kept Tut’s tomb hidden until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.
The tomb itself is one of three that require purchase of an extra ticket along with tickets for the tombs of King Seti I and King Tut.
Described as a “feast for the eyes” a key feature of the tomb is its magnificently preserved astronomical ceiling with a double image of the Goddess Nut swallowing the sun.
King Ramses I Tomb:
King Ramses I was buried in a tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. While his mummy, along with most of the mummies of the other Kings once buried here, is now at the Egyptian Museum of Civilization in Cairo.
As seen in the video in the above linked Playlist though, the sarcophagus’s within which his mummy was placed remains here in his burial chamber found deep in the tomb
In addition the above linked video in the Playlist captures impressive views of the amazingly preserved ancient wall paintings on the walls of the burial chamber.
Although available as one of the tombs that can be entered without extra charge it is a featured tomb in Alberto Siliotti’s “Guide to the Valley of the Kings.”
Therein he writes that the tomb was discovered in 1817 and contains wall paintings of excellent workmanship. The scenes they depict are from The Book of Gates relating to the after life.
Although Ramses I ruled for only 2 years before his death in 1294 BC, he is credited with founding a long line of Ramses Kings beginning the Nineteenth Dynasty.
King Ramses IV:
Available for entry without extra charge, a highlight of King Ramses IV’s tomb located in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in Luxor (known as Thebes anciently) is its impressively painted astronomical ceiling.
Given that the tomb’s entrance is one of the first seen upon entering the Valley of the Kings by the shuttle, and because it does not require an extra ticket to enter, it is usually crowded. Thus it is a good thing that one can at least enjoy expansive views of the Sistine Chapel like ceiling art as shared in this video.
In the video in the above linked Playlist a 360 degree view of the tomb’s burial chamber - focusing on the tomb’s astronomical ceiling- is seen beginning with, and returning to, the tomb’s entry corridor.
This is one of up to 11 tombs in the alley of the Kings that remained open in antiquity so it was visited by Greek and Roman visitors along with Coptic Christians who housed monks here. It was rediscovered in 1904 and Howard Carter participated in its excavation in 1920 before his discovery of King Tut’s tomb in 1922.
Ramses IV ruled for 6 years dying in 1149 BC at the age of 27.
His mummy was one of 17 Kings and 4 Queens whose mummies were moved in a grand parade from Cairo’s Museum of Ancient Antiquities to the also in Cairo Museum of Egyptian Civilization in 2021 where they all now reside.
King Ramses IX:
This is the first tomb one encounters when entering the Valley of the Kings and it is one that can be chosen to visit among the three allowed with every admission ticket.
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RETURN TO EGYPT'S VALLEY OF THE KINGS IN CONJUNCTION WITH TODAY'S FULL OPENING OF THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM (GEM)
Over 5,000 treasures discovered in King Tut's Valley of the Kings tomb are today for the first time being displayed in a single location, The GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM located a mile from the Great Pyramids in Giza Egypt.
This Video Playlist contains a comprehensive introduction to not only King Tut's tomb there where the over 5,000 treasures were found, but also visits to five other tombs.
The visited tombs include all three of the top rated "Extra Ticket Tombs,:"
Tombs of King Seti I, Kings Ramses V & VI, and King Tut.
In addition those tombs visited and filmed as included with the admission ticket at no extra charge are of Ramses I, and Ramses IV.
Link to YouTube Video Playlist of Visits to Five Tombs in Egypt's Valley of the Kings:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLtb5zi734Bfa11Dlu4uMKHbn3U89tAQmL
PHOTOS TAKEN OF THE VISITED VALLEY OF THE KINGS TOMBS:
Valley of the Kings:
King Tut's Tomb:
Today in Egypt at today’s officially opened King Tut Exhibition Halls in the massive Grand Egyptian Museum located in Giza, almost all of the over 5,000 objects that were found in King Tut’s Tomb in the Valley of the Kings are on display in one location.
This video included in the above linked Playlist, and photos below, of King Tut’s Burial Chamber shows where his coffin containing 450 pounds of solid gold and his 22 pound gold mask were found by Howard Carter after the tomb was discovered in 1922. Centered in the video is the granite sarcophagus in which the gold mask, gold coffin and two additional wood coffins were nested covering his mummified body.
Also in the video one can see the grate covered entry to an adjoining room termed “The Treasury” where numerous other treasures including a life sized jackal representing a god of the underworld were found.
The images on the walls of the burial chamber are to be viewed from right to left. The right side wall depicts the funeral procession for King Tut.
The wide middle wall positioned to the north has various scenes of King Tut’s progression through the afterlife beginning with his successor administering the Open Mouth ceremony to his mummy which was believed to allow the mummy to breathe. This is followed by King Tut being welcomed by a god. Finally on the same wall we see King Tut and King Tut’s Spirit standing together as they confront another god.
The left side wall shows 12 baboons representing the 12 hours of night through which King Tut must pass to move on to the afterlife world.
Finally images can be seen on the south wall which depict another Egyptian god.
King Seti I Tomb:
To enter the three most highly rated tombs found in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings located in Luxor one must purchase an extra ticket for each. The most expensive Extra Ticket is for the tomb of King Seti I.
Discovered in 1817 it remains one of the largest and deepest tombs in the Valley and has claim to being the most decorated. share in this video walk through of the tomb those impressive decorations that extend from spectacularly preserved wall images to what was the first astronomical ceiling discovered in an Egyptian tomb.
At an extra $40 it limited the number of people choosing to enter, which resulted in no crowding with an enhanced viewing experience. The fewer people also contributed to optimizing the filming of the video in the above linked Playlist.
As to the filming, Apple’s newest iPhone, the iPhone 17 Pro Max (which had just been released as I departed for Egypt) with its enhanced low light filming capability proved to be a godsend given the government’s imposed lighting restrictions. As a result you can see in this video the wall and ceiling paintings’amazingly preserved vibrant colors as Howard Carter with his candles and torches never could.
King Ramses V & VI Tomb:
Once one reaches the burial chamber of this combined tomb originally built for Pharaoh King Ramses V and then for King Ramses VI, a smashed coffin and smashed sarcophagus come into view. Both belonged to King Ramses VI and have been reconstructed jig saw puzzle like, as best as possible, from their surviving pieces.
Of note is that the King’s face on the coffin in the tomb is a replica. The original face remains in the British Museum.
When and why the smashing? It occurred in antiquity suggesting tomb robbers were after the treasures within. The mummy itself survived significant damage from ancient tomb robbers. It was among the mummies transported in a grand parade to Cairo’s National Museum of Egyptian Civilization where it is honorably displayed today along with that of King Ramses V who died of Smallpox in 1145 BC after reigning for four years.
King Ramses VI succeeded his nephew, Ramses V, ruling for 8 years until his death,
Craftsmen who enlarged the tomb for Ramses VI located their houses over the nearby entrance to King Tut’s tomb covering it with debris. This kept Tut’s tomb hidden until discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.
The tomb itself is one of three that require purchase of an extra ticket along with tickets for the tombs of King Seti I and King Tut.
Described as a “feast for the eyes” a key feature of the tomb is its magnificently preserved astronomical ceiling with a double image of the Goddess Nut swallowing the sun.
King Ramses I Tomb:
King Ramses I was buried in a tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. While his mummy, along with most of the mummies of the other Kings once buried here, is now at the Egyptian Museum of Civilization in Cairo.
As seen in the video in the above linked Playlist though, the sarcophagus’s within which his mummy was placed remains here in his burial chamber found deep in the tomb
In addition the above linked video in the Playlist captures impressive views of the amazingly preserved ancient wall paintings on the walls of the burial chamber.
Although available as one of the tombs that can be entered without extra charge it is a featured tomb in Alberto Siliotti’s “Guide to the Valley of the Kings.”
Therein he writes that the tomb was discovered in 1817 and contains wall paintings of excellent workmanship. The scenes they depict are from The Book of Gates relating to the after life.
Although Ramses I ruled for only 2 years before his death in 1294 BC, he is credited with founding a long line of Ramses Kings beginning the Nineteenth Dynasty.
King Ramses IV:
Available for entry without extra charge, a highlight of King Ramses IV’s tomb located in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings in Luxor (known as Thebes anciently) is its impressively painted astronomical ceiling.
Given that the tomb’s entrance is one of the first seen upon entering the Valley of the Kings by the shuttle, and because it does not require an extra ticket to enter, it is usually crowded. Thus it is a good thing that one can at least enjoy expansive views of the Sistine Chapel like ceiling art as shared in this video.
In the video in the above linked Playlist a 360 degree view of the tomb’s burial chamber - focusing on the tomb’s astronomical ceiling- is seen beginning with, and returning to, the tomb’s entry corridor.
This is one of up to 11 tombs in the alley of the Kings that remained open in antiquity so it was visited by Greek and Roman visitors along with Coptic Christians who housed monks here. It was rediscovered in 1904 and Howard Carter participated in its excavation in 1920 before his discovery of King Tut’s tomb in 1922.
Ramses IV ruled for 6 years dying in 1149 BC at the age of 27.
His mummy was one of 17 Kings and 4 Queens whose mummies were moved in a grand parade from Cairo’s Museum of Ancient Antiquities to the also in Cairo Museum of Egyptian Civilization in 2021 where they all now reside.
King Ramses IX:
This is the first tomb one encounters when entering the Valley of the Kings and it is one that can be chosen to visit among the three allowed with every admission ticket.
Ramses IX ruled for 13 years and died in 1111 BC.
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