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About: Cliff tomb of Hatshepsut

About: Cliff tomb of Hatshepsut

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The cliff tomb of Hatshepsut is the tomb quarried for her as Great Royal Wife of Thutmose II. It is located in Wady Sikkat Taqet Zaid, to the west of the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. The tomb is cut into a slot in the vertical cliff face 70 metres (230 ft) above the valley floor. It is unfinished, with the cutting of the burial chamber never being completed. Although never used for a burial, it did contain a sarcophagus inscribed for Hatshepsut as Great Royal Wife. Originally found by local diggers, the tomb was later excavated by Howard Carter on behalf of the Earl of Carnarvon in 1916.

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  • The cliff tomb of Hatshepsut is the tomb quarried for her as Great Royal Wife of Thutmose II. It is located in Wady Sikkat Taqet Zaid, to the west of the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. The tomb is cut into a slot in the vertical cliff face 70 metres (230 ft) above the valley floor. It is unfinished, with the cutting of the burial chamber never being completed. Although never used for a burial, it did contain a sarcophagus inscribed for Hatshepsut as Great Royal Wife. Originally found by local diggers, the tomb was later excavated by Howard Carter on behalf of the Earl of Carnarvon in 1916. (en)
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  • Location of the tomb, in the slot in the cliff, in a photograph taken by Harry Burton. (en)
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  • October 1916 (en)
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  • Cliff tomb of Hatshepsut (en)
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  • The cliff tomb of Hatshepsut is the tomb quarried for her as Great Royal Wife of Thutmose II. It is located in Wady Sikkat Taqet Zaid, to the west of the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. The tomb is cut into a slot in the vertical cliff face 70 metres (230 ft) above the valley floor. It is unfinished, with the cutting of the burial chamber never being completed. Although never used for a burial, it did contain a sarcophagus inscribed for Hatshepsut as Great Royal Wife. Originally found by local diggers, the tomb was later excavated by Howard Carter on behalf of the Earl of Carnarvon in 1916. (en)
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  • Cliff tomb of Hatshepsut (en)
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