KV18

Ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings

KV18

Burial site of Ramesses X

Schematic of KV18

KV18

Coordinates| 25°44′23.1″N 32°36′07.9″E﻿ / ﻿25.739750°N 32.602194°E﻿ / 25.739750; 32.602194
Location| East Valley of the Kings
Discovered| Open in antiquity
Excavated by| MISR Project (University of Basel)

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Tomb KV18, located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, was intended for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses X of the Twentieth Dynasty; however, because it was apparently abandoned while still incomplete and since no funerary equipment was ever found there, it is uncertain whether it was actually used for his burial.

Drawing from tomb KV18, over the entrance: pharaoh Ramesses X worships Khepri and a ram-headed god; partially reconstructed by Lepsius. Lepsius' Denkmaeler, Abtheilung III (Band VII), pl. 240

The tomb consists of an entryway and two sections of corridor separated by gates. The entryway was used by Howard Carter in the early 20th century as the site of the Valley's first electricity generator; he also had some of the corridor walls whitewashed. After penetrating the hillside for a distance of some 43 metres, it ends at the rock face into which a series of rough steps have been carved.

Very little is known about this tomb, and the final section of corridor was properly cleared of the voluminous flood débris filling it only recently.

## 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: KV18 includes description, images, and plans of the tomb.

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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)

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