KV8

Ancient Egyptian tomb of Pharaoh Merenptah

KV8

Burial site of Merenptah

Merenptah's stone sarcophagus in KV8

KV8

Coordinates| 25°44′26″N 32°36′3″E﻿ / ﻿25.74056°N 32.60083°E﻿ / 25.74056; 32.60083
Location| East Valley of the Kings
Discovered| Open in antiquity
Excavated by| Howard Carter

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Tomb KV8, located in the Valley of the Kings, was used for the burial of Pharaoh Merenptah of Ancient Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.

KV8 schematic

The burial chamber, located at the end of 160 metres of corridor, originally held a set of four nested sarcophagi. The outer one of these was so voluminous that parts of the corridor had to have their doorjambs demolished and rebuilt to allow it to be brought in. These jambs were then rebuilt with the help of inscribed sandstone blocks which were then fixed into place with dovetail cramps.

Merenptah's tomb in 2023

The pillars in Chamber F were removed to allow passage of the sarcophagus, only two were replaced. The other two pillars may have been stolen by Paneb, a worker in the craftsman's village (Deir el-Medina), for use in his own tomb.

## 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to KV8.

* Theban Mapping Project: KV8: Includes description, images and plans of the tomb.
* KV8 (Tomb of Merenptah) – Tomb Plan, tomb photographs with detailed descriptions and elements that can be inspected. Web Archive Saved on 10 September 2020

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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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