LV14 Tomb of Tausert/Sethakhte

Heading down into the tomb of Tausert, Valley of the Kings
Heading down into the tomb of Tausert, Valley of the Kings

Tausert (who may or may not have been a pharaoh in her own right) is bured in oneof the longest tombs in the valley. She was the wife of Set II from the 19th Dynasty. Like many of the others, this tomb has been open since antiquity.

The king and Horus, tomb of Tausert, Valley of the Kings
The king and Horus, tomb of Tausert, Valley of the Kings

Her tomb was taken over by Sekhnakht, the first ruler of the 20th Dynasty. He removed her remains and enlarged the tomb for himself. There are two complete burial chamber – the first for Tausert and a later, deeper one for Sekhnakht.

The burial chamber of the tomb
The burial chamber of the tomb

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