“Egypt 🇪🇬 ~Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Metenptah”

• February 4, 2020
• By Pen n Daryl
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Merneptah, was the fourth ruler of the 19th dynasty in ancient Egypt. He reigned for almost a decade from 1213 to 1203 B.C. He is said to be the thirteenth son of Ramesses II.
He became ruler, only after all his brothers had died, which is why he became a ruler at the older age of 60 years. He is said to have been the fourth child of Ramesses II’s second wife; Isetnofret. One of Merneptah’s sons was Seti II, who became Pharaoh in the later 19th dynasty. The throne of Merneptah was named as Ba-en-re Mery-netjeru, meaning “The Soul of Ra, Beloved of the God.”

Tomb KV 8, which is located in the Valley of the Kings, was the burial place of the Pharaoh Merneptah and is the model of royal tombs of the end of 19th and 20th dynasties. The straight ax, concaved relief and fewer numerous features in comparison to hypogeal and auxiliary chambers are present. Walls inside the tomb depict extracts from the book of the underworld. Ceilings contain astronomical symbols. The four sarcophagi nestling the mummy of the king were three of pink granite and one of alabaster.

KV 8 is large in size, but its design is simpler than the tombs of Merneptah’s grandfather and father. The tomb has a staircase and two descending corridors. Although most paintings decorating the corridors have been damaged by flooding, the ones that were remaining in the reliefs are very beautiful.