Tomb of Amenhotep II (KV 35)

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Amenhotep II Tomb in the Valley of the Kings

Amenhotep II (also Amenophis II) ruled Egypt around 1400 BC, after his famous father Tuthmosis III His tomb was discovered by French archaeologist Victor Loret in 1898 and is one of the most impressive in the Valley of the Kings and also there are another tombs in luxor such as Tomb of Seti I which knwon as the best tomb in the valley and Tomb of Ramses VI (KV9) which is the grandest tomb in the valley of kings and Tomb of Tutankhamun KV (62) which is one of the smaalest in the valley and Tuthmosis III ( KV 34) which deeps in the hils Tomb of Tuthmosis IV ( KV 43) which one of the largest and deepest of the 18th dynasty

The tomb goes down 90 steps to a modern corridor designed to protect the lower chambers from thieves and the elements Despite this thieves did get in and priests later put Amenhotep II’s mummy back in his sarcophagus with flowers and there are also amother tombs in luxor such as and Tomb of Tawosret sethnakht (KV 14) which was the wife of of seti II and Tomb of Horemheb ( KV 57) where it is famous for its bas relief and Tomb of Nobles which is the best and least visited and Tomb of Ramses III ( kv11) which left his mark with his big temple

In the burial chamber the ceiling is painted with stars and the walls with scenes from the Book of Amduat like a big scroll The burial chamber has rounded figures a first in the tombs and also there are Tomb of Nefertari which is one of the best in i the theban necropolis and all of egypt and Tomb of Meneptah ( KV 8) which is the second largest tomb in the valley

Amenhotep II’s tomb also has a double level the upper level with pillars and the lower level with the sarcophagus This is because the pharaoh wanted a big tomb fitting for a king there are another countries you can visit during your stay Egypt Tours provide you with many suggestions also you can travel with your family and spend quality time with them Egypt Family Tours give you many offers to choose from and also if you want to be in a private tour we can provide this for you through Egypt Private Tours give you also many offers to choose from and also we have safari tours if you want to try and book it you can do this through Egypt Safari Tours provide you numerous suggestions to choose from

Now it’s a museum piece of ancient Egyptian funerary practices and Amenhotep II with 13 other royal mummies.