KV57 Horemheb Tomb opens to public

Jane Ashkar from Luxor News has posted the happy news that the tomb of Pharaoh Horemheb (KV57) is now open to visitors to the Valley of the Kings, though only for one week.

Horemheb was the successor of king Tutankhamen and the last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. He was a descendant of an old aristocratic family, although not related to any member of the royal family. During the reign of Akhenaten, Horemheb was the commander of the troops and one of the leaders of the army. He tried to recover the country’s international influence, by undertaking the conquest of southern Palestine and planning the future invasion of Syria. Horemheb has gone down in history as a king who ruled with an iron hand and a certain toughness, but managed to stabilize the running of government, very abandoned since the time of Akhenaten.

The tomb of Horemheb is a large elongated tomb very close to KV 62 (Tutankhamen). The decoration in the burial chamber and other parts of the tomb was left in various stages of work, allowing scholars to study the processes involved in preparing painted relief. The finished paintings are charming in their rich coloration and modelling detail, executed on a unique blue background, in contrast to the more traditional use of white or yellow. KV 57 is the first tomb to show the Book of Gates.

Related posts:

1. Research on two mummified fetuses found in Tutankhamen's tomb
2. Tutankhamen mummy to be displayed in tomb
3. Egypt to limit tourists to Tutankhamen tomb
4. The Galleries of Tutankhamen's Exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art
5. Hawass: Tutankhamen definitely the son of Akhenaten

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