Valley of the Kings
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- (Egyptology) A valley in Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile, known for the tombs constructed there for the pharaohs.
- 1995, Ian Shaw, Paul Nicholson, “Rekhmira”, in The British Museum Dictionary of Ancient Egypt, The British Museum Press, published 2002, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 244, column 1:
- The tomb chapel has no burial shaft below it, and it has been suggested that Rekhmira was buried in a shaft tomb in the Valley of the Kings, although the location of this burial-place remains unknown.
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- KV
- KV-
Translations
Egyptian valley known for its tombs
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