The small Tomb of Ramesses VII (KV 1) is located in the Valley of the Kings, in the Western Bank of Luxor (ancient Thebes), a little way back from the road. A Greek inscription shows that this tomb was known and accessible during the Greek period. The tomb was first mentioned and described by 19th century travelers including Wilkinson, Lane, and Hay. But works at the tomb began by 1905 and 1906.
The tomb's plan is typical with the late Ramesside tomb structures. Details of the depictions ornamenting the tomb's walls provide interesting facts and information about the Golden Age of Pharaohs and of Egypt.
One reaches the tomb through an ascending passage which leads to the tomb's entrance. This entrance is decorated with a solar disc flanked by figures of the King and some goddesses. Ent...
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