KV34

One of the first tombs to be dug in the Valley, it was cut high in the cliff face of the furthermost wadi. On the way up the staircase to the tomb, on the cliff wall, is graffiti done by workmen building the tomb. A steep corridor leads down, in a dog-leg shape, from the entrance past a deep well to a trapezoidal antechamber. Beyond the antechamber lies the cartouche-shaped burial chamber, off which stand four smaller side chambers. The stone sarcophagus in which Thutmose's body was placed is still in place in the burial chamber, albeit damaged by tomb robbers.

Many of the wall decorations are in an unusual style that, other than KV35 (the tomb of Thutmose III's son, Amenhotep II), is not found elsewhere in the Valley of the Kings. On a yellow-tinged background (intended to resemble aged papyrus), one of the earliest known versions of the Amduat is traced, depicting the ancient Egyptian deities as simple (almost naive) stick figures, with text written in the cursive hieroglyphic book hand used more commonly for sacred texts on papyrus. The Litany of Ra also appears in the burial chamber, with a similar execution.

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  The steep entrance to KV34
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  Interior view of Thutmose III's tomb
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  Painted reliefs in KV34
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  Text from the Litany of Re
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• Theban Mapping Project: KV34 includes description, images, and plans of the tomb.