KV6 Tomb of Ramesses IX

The long entryway to the tomb
The long entryway to the tomb

This tomb is long, straight, and very deep. Ramesses IX, another of the many pharaohs of the Ramesside Dynasty (the 20th Dynasty), built this tomb just near the entrance to the valley. It has been open since antiquity and 46 ancient tourists left graffiti on the walls.

The goddess Mut, over the world, tomb of Ramses IX
The goddess Mut, over the world, tomb of Ramses IX

A long corridor leads to a pillared hall and burial chamber. THe sarcophagus is missing — taken by some tomb robber, I suppose. The resurrection of the king is still shown on the walls by Khepri, the scarab of incarnation, representing the full reborn sun at dawn

The arched burial chamber
The arched burial chamber

The ceilingof the burial chamber is yellow on dark blue, and shows a scene from the Book of Night with jackals and Nut riding a ship into the afterlife. The sunken reliefs of the earlier tombs has given way to painting on a flat surface and the style is definitely inferior to that of the earlier tombs inthe valley. THe waning power of the 20th Dynasty is very evident in their art.

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