KV3, the Glossary
Tomb KV3, located in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, was intended for the burial of an unidentified son of Pharaoh Ramesses III during the early part of the Twentieth Dynasty.[1]
Table of Contents
17 relations: Byzantine Empire, Cartouche, Christianity, Egypt, Harry Burton (Egyptologist), Hieratic, Karl Richard Lepsius, KV2, Ostracon, Pharaoh, Ramesses III, Ramesses IV, Theodore M. Davis, Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Vault (architecture).
- 12th-century BC establishments in Egypt
- 1912 archaeological discoveries
- Buildings and structures completed in the 12th century BC
- Ramesses III
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
Cartouche
In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name.
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
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Harry Burton (Egyptologist)
Harry Burton (13 September 1879 – 27 June 1940) was an English archaeological photographer, best known for his photographs of excavations in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
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Hieratic
Hieratic (priestly) is the name given to a cursive writing system used for Ancient Egyptian and the principal script used to write that language from its development in the third millennium BCE until the rise of Demotic in the mid-first millennium BCE.
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Karl Richard Lepsius
Karl Richard Lepsius (Carolus Richardius Lepsius) (23 December 181010 July 1884) was a Prussian Egyptologist, linguist and modern archaeologist.
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KV2
Tomb KV2, found in the Valley of the Kings, is the tomb of Ramesses IV, and is located low in the main valley, between KV7 and KV1. KV3 and KV2 are 12th-century BC establishments in Egypt, Buildings and structures completed in the 12th century BC and valley of the Kings.
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Ostracon
An ostracon (Greek: ὄστρακον ostrakon, plural ὄστρακα ostraka) is a piece of pottery, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel.
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Pharaoh
Pharaoh (Egyptian: pr ꜥꜣ; ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ|Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: Parʿō) is the vernacular term often used for the monarchs of ancient Egypt, who ruled from the First Dynasty until the annexation of Egypt by the Roman Republic in 30 BCE.
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Ramesses III
Usermaatre Meryamun Ramesses III was the second Pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt.
Ramesses IV
Usermaatre Heqamaatre Setepenamun Ramesses IV (also written Ramses or Rameses) was the third pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
Theodore M. Davis
Theodore M. Davis (May 7, 1838 – February 23, 1915) was an American lawyer and businessman.
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XX, alternatively 20th Dynasty or Dynasty 20) is the third and last dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian New Kingdom period, lasting from 1189 BC to 1077 BC. KV3 and Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt are 12th-century BC establishments in Egypt.
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Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings (وادى الملوك), also known as the Valley of the Gates of the Kings (label), is an area in Egypt where, for a period of nearly 500 years from the Eighteenth Dynasty to the Twentieth Dynasty, rock-cut tombs were excavated for pharaohs and powerful nobles under the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt.
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Valley of the Queens
The Valley of the Queens (Arabic: وادي الملكات Wādī al-Malekāt) is a site in Egypt, in which queens, princes, princesses, and other high ranking officials were buried.
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Vault (architecture)
In architecture, a vault (French voûte, from Italian volta) is a self-supporting arched form, usually of stone or brick, serving to cover a space with a ceiling or roof.
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See also
12th-century BC establishments in Egypt
1912 archaeological discoveries
- Brandenburg stone
- Cheapside Hoard
- Crkvine (Stubline)
- Gahagan Mounds Site
- Giardino Birocchi inscription
- KV3
- Lion of Amphipolis
- Llaqtapata
- Nefertiti Bust
- Sardis bilingual inscription
- Sphinx of Memphis
- Stela of Akhenaten and his family
- Talnotrie Hoard
- Yixian glazed pottery luohans
Buildings and structures completed in the 12th century BC
- KV1
- KV10
- KV11
- KV13
- KV14
- KV15
- KV18
- KV19
- KV2
- KV3
- KV47
- KV6
- KV60
- KV9
- Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
- QV44
Ramesses III
- Battle of Djahy
- Battle of the Delta
- Harem conspiracy
- KV11
- KV3
- Medinet Habu
- Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
- Paser (mayor under Ramses III)
- QV44
- Ramesses III
- Ramesses III prisoner tiles
- Royal Cache
- Temple of Khonsu
- The Greatest Pharaohs