KV6 Tomb of Ramesses IX

Colorful, detailed hieroglyphs, tomb of Ramses IX
Colorful, detailed hieroglyphs, tomb of Ramses IX

The quality of the work in the tomb shows that the tomb was finished hastily after Ramesses IX’s death — the later work is much simpler and more crude than the early work.

Corridor with steps on etiher side to a true corridor with two annexes (one never completed), followed by a second and third corridot and bestibule. There is no ritual shaft A four-pillard hall leads ato a short corridot and the burial chamber, which has no annexes. It is possible the burial chamber was meant to be another corridor, and only converted when the king died.

The dark blue ceiling and golden figures
The dark blue ceiling and golden figures

The actual mummy of Ramesses IX was found in the 1881 Dier-el-Bahari cache, in a coffin originally prepared for Neskhons, the wife of Pinudjem II

Seated figure on the ceiling
Seated figure on the ceiling

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