The tomb of its rise and fall is breathtaking.
In the city of Luxor, in a narrow, isolated valley at the southeast corner of the Valley of the Kings Luxor.
In 1898 AD, the tomb of King Tuthmosis III was discovered by the scientist “Victor Loret”, who was working at the time in the Antiquities Authority.
1- The Valley of the Kings, which includes the tombs of the kings of the modern families from the 18th to the 21st dynasty, and this great king Thutmose III represents one of the kings of the modern state from ancient Egypt. He was the only ruler of the country after the death of Queen Hatshepsut and was one of the most capable and greatest kings in the military field.
2- During his reign, the Egyptian Empire reached its greatest extent, as it extended from Syria in the north to Somalia in the south.
Because of his military genius and his war victories, historians called him Napoleon of the Ancient East.
The tomb of King Tuthmosis III is located in a narrow, secluded valley at the southeast corner of the main valley.
3- The entrance to the cemetery is luxurious, located in a high place, then from the entrance to the vestibule, it descends sharply to the bottom, leading to a corridor that ends at a small room with a descending ladder in the middle, and from there to a small corridor and then to the good chamber, and this well was preventing the desert torrents from reaching the burial chamber and its precious contents
It was also an obstacle in the way of tomb thieves. The ceiling of the good chamber was painted blue with white stars, and its depth reaches 6 meters. There is a unique scene that is not followed in the royal tombs in Thebes, which are the scenes that represent the king with his family members, and the first view represents King Thutmose with his mother, Queen Isis.
They are in a boat in the other world and are preceded by two men, the first of which bears the symbol of Nefertum, which represents the lotus flower, and the second is the symbol of Horus. yellow
It was written in the middle line between the hieroglyphic and hieratic lines, and its roof bears two columns, and there are four small rooms on either side of it, distributed at a rate of two rooms on each side. The tomb was designed to match the twisting paths of the other world, and we find that the burial chamber has an oval shape.
As you can see, the corridors of the movement of the ancient workers between the Valley of the Kings and their residence in Deir al-Madina. The worker who dug a tomb for the kings was a specialized worker and proud of being a servant in this place. A scene representing King Tuthmosis III, followed by three of his wives, are “Mritre” and “Sat A’aj” and Neptu and finally his daughter Neferaru.
The rest of the facades of the first and second columns are filled with scenes from the Book of the Dead.
At the far end of the burial chamber is the sarcophagus made of red sandstone, engraved, and the goddess Nut is represented on its base, raising her arms.
The sarcophagus was found empty, but the king’s mummy was later found in the Deir el-Bahari cache, and it is still present in the cemetery. The visitor can view it.
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