Tomb of Ramsses VI (KV 9)

King Ramses VI was the fifth king of the Twentieth Dynasty (1156-1145 BC). He came to the throne after the death of his predecessor, Ramses V, who had ruled Egypt for only one year. Ramses VI ruled for six years and usurped the Tomb of Ramses V as his own final resting place. He enlarged this rock-cut sepulcher into one of the largest tomb in the Valley of the Kings, with a series of halls and descending corridors stretching in a straight line for about 100 meters, culminating in a burial chamber that is 45 meters deep. We know for certain that in the year 2 of Ramses VI's rule, Ramses V was buried in this tomb, although the circumstances of his death are not clear. The scientists who participated in Napoleon's expedition called this tomb the Tomb of Metempsychosis (transmigration of soul...Read More