Tomb of Ay

Have you ever visited Tomb of Ay ?

Only the burial chamber is decorated in this tomb in the West Valley, but it’s famous for the scenes of Ay hunting hippopotamus and fishing in the marshes. These scenes are usually found in the Tombs of Nobles not royalty so this is unusual. And a wall of 12 baboons represents the 12 hours of the night which is why the West Valley or Wadi Al Gurud (Valley of the Monkeys) is called that and there are alot of tombs in luxor you can visit such as Tomb of Seti I which knwon as the best tomb in the valley 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 and Tomb of Horemheb ( KV 57) where it is famous for its bas relief

Do you know that there are another Tombs in Luxor ?

Ay followed Tutankhamun and his brief reign from 1327 to 1323 BC is often linked to the earlier Amarna period and Akhenaten. Some Egyptologists think he might have been the father of Akhenaten’s wife Nefertiti. Ay abandoned a grand tomb in Amarna and took over this one in the West Valley. The valley played a big role in the Amarna story Amenhotep III chose it as the new burial ground for his massive tomb (KV 22 half way up the valley). His son and successor Akhenaten also started a tomb here before moving the capital to Amarna where he was eventually buried and also there are another tombs in luxor you can visit during your stay such as Tomb of Merenptah ( KV 8) which is the second largest valley of the kings and Tomb of Ramsis IV ( KV 2 ) which is near the entrance of valley of kings and Tomb of Ramses VI (KV9) which is the grandest tomb in the valley of kings and Tomb of Tuthmosis IV ( KV 43) which one of the largest and deepest of the 18th dynasty and Tomb of Tawosret sethnakht (KV 14) which was the wife of of seti II

It seems Tutankhamun was also going to be buried in the West Valley until his early death saw his successor Ay switch tombs. Tutankhamun was buried in KV 62 in the traditional part of the Valley of the Kings and Ay took over the tomb Tutankhamun had started at the head of the West Valley. The tomb is accessed by a dirt road that branches off from the car park at the Valley of the Kings and winds for almost 2km up a barren valley past sheer rock faces. Worth it just to recapture the atmosphere (and silence) of the Valley of the Kings next door and also there are another many tours in another countries you can visit such as Egypt Tour Packages which provide you with many recommendations and there are also many landamarks to visit in egypt and so many activities to do Things To Do In Egypt provide you many suggestions and also if you will stay in egypt for a long time we have 10 Days Egypt Tour Packages and 15 Days Egypt Tours and Dahabiya Nile Cruise and Nile Cruise Aswan to Luxor give you many offers to choose form and Nile Cruise Holidays give you also many recommendations to choose from