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| KV40 | |
|---|---|
| Burial site of 18th Dynasty royal family members | |
 Floorplan of KV40. The caption reads, "approximate plan of KV40" in Italian. | |
  KV40 | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′20.1″N 32°36′01.9″E / 25.738917°N 32.600528°E |
| Location | East Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | 1899 |
| Excavated by | Victor Loret (1899) University of Basel |
| Decoration | Undecorated |
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Tomb KV40 is located in the Valley of the Kings, in Egypt. Artifacts from the tomb attribute it to 18th Dynasty royal family members, though human remains from the later 22nd Dynasty were interred. Although the tomb was excavated by Victor Loret in 1899, no report was published.[1]
Excavations in 2014 revealed the remains of at least 50 minor royalty in several chambers. While the tomb was looted several times in antiquity and at the end of the nineteenth century, it still contains many fragments of funerary equipment, such as wooden and cartonnage coffins and textiles.[2]
- ^ "KV 40 (Unknown)". Theban Mapping Project. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Egyptologists identify tomb of royal children". HeritageDaily. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.