KV34 Tomb of Thutmose III

The encyclopedic display of egyptian gods
The encyclopedic display of egyptian gods

This tomb (#34) is in a separate narrow canyon and up a long, narrow stairway to the entrance. People are ascending and descending constantly, so be prepared for a fast climb. Once up the steep staircase, it’s back down into the tomb.

This is one of the oldest tombs in the valley.

Inked/drawn figures, not fully carved
Inked/drawn figures, not fully carved

The walls are decorated with 741 stick figures of the god of Egypt — instead of fully carved figures, the painted (perhaps inked is a better word) deiites mimic the style used on papyrus. They are quite stylized. Parts of the Book of the am-Duat line the walls here — most tombs contain one or more of the Egyptian books. On one register a series of mummiform figures are meant to represent the forms of Re (seventy four of them) — the mummiform figures also suggest the dead Osiris

The burial chamber
The burial chamber

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