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Material : Painted Limestone
Height : 83 . 5
Found in : Valley of the Kings , Tomb of Rameses IX (1889)
Dynasty: XX
Belonged_to: Ramsses IX
Archeologist : G . DARESSY
As a cheaper substitute of papyrus , ancient Egyptians used small fragments of clay or limestone , called ostraka , to write brief notes and outline plans and other sketches . Unearthed in the remains of the Tomb of Ramesses IX , this ostrakon has the outline of the King's royal tomb on its surface . The layout shows the tomb consists of a stairway , a central ramp , three corridors , and three chambers . In the first chamber , purification ceremonies were carried out over the mummy . The following chamber contains four pillars and a chariot . The final one contained the Pharaoh's sarcophagus and mummy . It is suggested that the tomb's actual plans were elaborately sketched on papyrus
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