KV12

Ancient Egyptian tomb

KV12

Burial site of Unknown personages

KV9 and KV12 schematic

KV12

Coordinates| 25°44′24.0″N 32°36′01.5″E﻿ / ﻿25.740000°N 32.600417°E﻿ / 25.740000; 32.600417
Location| East Valley of the Kings
Discovered| Open in antiquity
Excavated by|

* Harold Jones (1908–09)
* Howard Carter (1920–21)
* Otto Schaden

Decoration| Undecorated
Layout| Straight axis

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Located in the Valley of the Kings, Tomb KV12 is an unusual tomb, used originally in the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, and then again in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties. It was probably used for multiple burials of royal family members, similarly to KV5.

The builders of KV9 broke unintentionally into KV12 whilst excavating that tomb. During the modern excavation of KV9, rumors of the second tomb had circulated throughout the camp, however, leading scientists dismissed the idea and continued on. The tomb diggers broke through the ground into the tomb only to find the remains of multiple family members in the KV12. Researchers are still working on identifying the family members and collecting the other artifacts in the tomb.[citation needed]

## References

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* Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H. The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London.
* Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, A.A. Gaddis, Cairo.

## External links

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* Theban Mapping Project: KV12 includes description, images, and plans of the tomb.
* Images showing KV12 and KV9

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Valley of the Kings

Tombs
(minor)|

| East Valley|

* KV1 (Ramesses VII)
* KV2 (Ramesses IV)
* KV3 (son of Ramesses III)
* KV4 (Ramesses XI)
* KV5 (sons of Ramesses II)
* KV6 (Ramesses IX)
* KV7 (Ramesses II)
* KV8 (Merenptah)
* KV9 (Ramesses V and Ramesses VI)
* KV10 (Amenmesse)
* KV11 (Ramesses III)
* KV12
* KV13 (Bay)
* KV14 (Twosret and Sethnakhte)
* KV15 (Seti II)
* KV16 (Ramesses I)
* KV17 (Seti I)
* KV18 (Ramesses X)
* KV19 (Mentuherkhepeshef)
* KV20 (Hatshepsut)
* KV21
* KV26
* KV27
* KV28
* KV29
* KV30
* KV31
* KV32 (Tia'a)
* KV33
* KV34 (Thutmose III)
* KV35 (Amenhotep II)
* KV36 (Maiherpri)
* KV37
* KV38 (Thutmose I)
* KV39
* KV40
* KV41
* KV42 (Sennefer)
* KV43 (Thutmose IV)
* KV44
* KV45 (Userhet)
* KV46 (Yuya and Thuya)
* KV47 (Siptah)
* KV48 (Amenemipet)
* KV49
* KV50
* KV51
* KV52
* KV53
* KV54
* KV55
* KV56
* KV57 (Horemheb)
* KV58
* KV59
* KV60
* KV61
* KV62 (Tutankhamun)
* KV63
* KV64 (Nehmes Bastet)
* KV65

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West Valley|

* WV22 (Amenhotep III)
* WV23 (Ay)
* WV24
* WV25
* WVA

Exploration|

* Discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun
* Amarna Royal Tombs Project
* Theban Mapping Project

See also|

* Deir el-Medina
* Royal Cache
* Valley of the Queens (burials)

List of burials in the Valley of the Kings
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