KV16

KV16
Burial site of Ramesses I
KV16
Coordinates	25°44′23.5″N 32°36′06.3″E / 25.739861°N 32.601750°E / 25.739861; 32.601750
Location	East Valley of the Kings
Discovered	10 October 1817
Excavated by	Giovanni Belzoni
Decoration	Book of Gates
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Tomb KV16 is located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was used for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The burial place was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in October 1817.

As Ramesses I ruled for less than two years, his sepulchre is rather truncated, being only twenty-nine metres long. It consists of two descending staircases, linking a sloping corridor and leading to the burial chamber. Like the tomb of Horemheb (KV57), the grave is decorated with the Book of Gates. The sarcophagus, still in place in the final chamber, is constructed of red quartzite.

• Reeves, N & Wilkinson, R.H. The Complete Valley of the Kings, 1996, Thames and Hudson, London.
• Siliotti, A. Guide to the Valley of the Kings and to the Theban Necropolises and Temples, 1996, A.A. Gaddis, Cairo.

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• Theban Mapping Project: KV16 includes description, images, and plans of the tomb.