KV22

E744226

KV22 is the rock-cut royal tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings built for the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Amenhotep III.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
KV22 canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
royal tomb ⓘ
associatedDynasty Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
associatedWithPeriod New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
associatedWithQueen Tiye ⓘ
associatedWithSunCult Amenhotep III solar ideology ⓘ
linked to: solar cult of Ra
belongsToCulturalHeritage Ancient Egyptian funerary architecture ⓘ
belongsToNecropolis Theban Necropolis ⓘ
builtFor Amenhotep III ⓘ
chronologicalPositionInValley early 18th Dynasty tomb ⓘ
containsHieroglyphicTexts yes ⓘ
containsReligiousTexts Amduat-related compositions ⓘ
Book of the Dead-related compositions ⓘ
cutInto limestone ⓘ
discoveredInCentury 18th century ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Tomb KV22 ⓘ
Tomb of Amenhotep III ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalExcavations yes ⓘ
hasArchitecturalType corridor tomb ⓘ
hasBurialChamber yes ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion Upper Egypt ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance tomb of major 18th Dynasty pharaoh ⓘ
hasCurrentFunction archaeological and heritage site ⓘ
hasDecorationStyle New Kingdom royal tomb decoration ⓘ
hasEntranceType cut into cliff face ⓘ
hasFuneraryEquipmentRemains yes ⓘ
hasOrientation cut into western cliffs of the Valley of the Kings ⓘ
hasOriginalFunction royal burial place ⓘ
hasOwner Amenhotep III ⓘ
hasReliefs yes ⓘ
hasSarcophagus yes ⓘ
hasTombLayoutFeature burial chamber with pillars ⓘ
entrance corridor ⓘ
side chambers ⓘ
hasWallPaintings yes ⓘ
isTouristSite yes ⓘ
locatedIn Valley of the Kings ⓘ
locatedInCountry Egypt ⓘ
locatedNear Luxor ⓘ
locatedOnBankOfNile West Bank ⓘ
managedBy Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ⓘ
partOf Royal tombs of the Valley of the Kings ⓘ
linked to: Valley of the Kings
pharaohBuried Amenhotep III ⓘ
tombNumber 22 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amenhotep III → tomb → KV22 ⓘ