Tomb of Merenptah (KV 8)

Merenptah’s Tomb: A Grand Tomb in the Valley of the Kings

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The second largest tomb in the Valley of the Kings Merenptah tomb has been open since ancient times and shows the signs of its long history including Greek and Coptic graffiti. Flooding has damaged the lower parts of the long tunnel-like walls but the upper parts are still well preserved The corridors are decorated with Book of the Dead Book of Gates and Book of Amduat Beyond the shaft there is a false burial chamber with two pillars also decorated with Book of Gates and there are also another tombs in luxor you can visit 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 and Tomb of Tawosret sethnakht (KV 14) which was the wife of of seti II and you can book and visit them through Luxor Day Tours provide you with many recommendations to choose from

"Ramses II and their sons"

Ramses II lived long and outlived 12 of his sons so his 13th son Merenptah (1213–1203 BC) succeeded him in his sixties Merenptah was buried in an elaborate setup of four stone sarcophagi: three of granite (the second lid is still in situ and has an effigy of Merenptah) and the innermost one of alabaster In a rare architectural mistake the outer sarcophagus was too big to fit through the tomb entrance so they had to hack away the gates Although much of the decoration in the burial chamber has faded over time it is still an impressive space with a sunken floor and brick niches on the front and back walls and there are also another Lnadmarks in luxor you can visit during you stay there such as Valley of the Queens which is at the southern end of the theban hill side and New Gurna and Medinat Habu which is fronted by the sleepy village of kom lolah and backed by the theban moutain and Luxor Museum which has an amazing collection of antiquities from the end of old kingdom to the mamluk period and also you can travel to another countries such as Alexandria Shore Excursions and Ain Sokhna Excursions and Safaga Shore Excursions and you can book through Egypt Travel Packages give you many offers to choose from also if you want to be in a private tour you can book it through Egypt Private Tours provde you with numerous suggestions to choose from also if you want to try safari tours you can book it through Egypt Safari Tours give you also many offers to choose from