Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom

 

Chronology of the New Kingdom

  Gardiner, 1966 Penguin, 1983 Reeves &
Wilkinson, 1996

XVIII Dynasty

Ahmose I 1575-1550 1570-1546 1550-1525
Amenhotep I 1550-1528 1551-1524 1525-1504
Thutmose I 1528-1510 1524-1518 1504-1492
Thutmose II 1510-1490 1518-1504 1492-1479
Thutmose III 1490-1436 1504-1450 1479-1425
Queen Hatshepsut 1490-1468 1498-1483 1473-1458
Amenhotep II 1436-1413 1453-1419 1427-1401
Thutmose IV 1413-1405 1419-1386 1401-1391
Amenhotep III 1405-1367 1386-1349 1391-1353
Amenhotep IV/
Akhenaton
1367-1350 1350-1334 1353-1333
Smenkhkare/
Queen Nefertiti?
1350-1347 1336-1334 1335-1333
Tutankhamon 1347-1339 1334-1325 1333-1323
Aye 1339-1335 1325-1321 1323-1319
Haremhab 1335-1308 1321-1293 1319-1307

XIX Dynasty

Ramesses I 1308 1293-1291 1307-1306
Seti I 1309-1291 1291-1278 1306-1290
Ramesses II 1290-1224 1279-1212 1290-1224
Merenptah 1224-1214 1212-1202 1224-1214
Amenmesse(s) ? 1202-1199 1214-1210
Seti II 1214-1208 1199-1193 1210-1204
Siptah 1208-1202 1193-1187 1204-1198
Queen Twosret 1202-1194 1187-1185 1198-1196

XX Dynasty

Setnakht 1184-1182 1185-1182 1196-1194
Ramesses III 1182-1151 1182-1151 1194-1163
Ramesses IV 1151-1145 1151-1145 1163-1156
Ramesses V 1145-1141 1145-1141 1156-1151
Ramesses VI 1141-1134 1141-1133 1151-1143
Ramesses VII 1134 ? 1143-1136
Ramesses VIII 1134 ? 1136-1131
Ramesses IX 1134-1117 1126-1108 1131-1112
Ramesses X 1117-1114 ? 1112-1100
Ramesses XI 1114-1087 1098-1070 1100-1070

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Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom

Tomb KV 1  Ramesses VII
Tomb KV 2  Ramesses IV, surviving papyrus plan
Tomb KV 3  a son of Ramesses III
Tomb KV 4  Ramesses XI
Tomb KV 5  sons of Ramesses II (reëxamined, 1989)
Tomb KV 6  Ramesses IX
Tomb KV 7  Ramesses II
Tomb KV 8  Merenptah
Tomb KV 9  Ramesses V & VI; tomb of "Memnon" to Greek travelers
Tomb KV 10  Amenmesse(s)
Tomb KV 11  Ramesses III, begun by Setnakht
Tomb KV 12  anonymous royal family tomb crossing over Ramesses VI
Tomb KV 13  Bay (chancellor to Siptah & Twosret)
Tomb KV 14  Twosret (& Seti II?), taken over by Setnakht
Tomb KV 15  Seti II
Tomb KV 16  Ramesses I, 1817
Tomb KV 17  Seti I, 1817
Tomb KV 18  Ramesses X
Tomb KV 19  Ramesses Montuhirkopeshef (Ramesses VIII?), 1817
Tomb KV 20  Thutmose I and Hatshepsut, the first tomb in the Valley, 1799
Tomb KV 21  two XVIII Dynasty queens, 1817
Tomb WV 22  Amenhotep III in Western Valley, 1799
Tomb WV 23  Aye (originally Tutankhamon) in Western Valley, 1816
Tomb WV 24  anonymous in Western Valley
Tomb WV 25  possibly Akhenaton's original tomb in Western Valley, 1817
Tomb KV 26  1898
Tomb KV 27  XVIII Dynasty family tomb, 1898
Tomb KV 28  1898
Tomb KV 29  1899
Tomb KV 30  XVIII Dynasty family tomb, 1817
Tomb KV 31  1817
Tomb KV 32  1898
Tomb KV 33  1898
Tomb KV 34  Thutmose III, 1898
Tomb KV 35  Amenhotep II, 1898
Tomb KV 36  Mahirpra, 1899
Tomb KV 37  anonymous, 1899
Tomb KV 38  Thutmose I (relocated by Thutmose III from KV 20), 1899
Tomb KV 39  possibly tomb of Amenhotep I, 1899
Tomb KV 40  anonymous, 1899
Tomb KV 41  anonymous, 1899
Tomb KV 42  Hatshepsut-Merytre (wife of Thutmose III), 1900
Tomb KV 43  Thutmose IV, 1903
Tomb KV 44  XVIII Dynasty, but containing Tentkaru of XXII Dynasty, 1901
Tomb KV 45  Userhet (XVIII Dynasty), 1902
Tomb KV 46  Yuya & Tuya, parents of Queen Tiye, 1905
Tomb KV 47  Siptah, 1905
Tomb KV 48  Vizir Amenemopet (XVIII Dynasty), 1906
Tomb KV 49  XVIII Dynasty, 1906
Tomb KV 50-52  anmial burials, 1906
Tomb KV 53  1905/06
Tomb KV 54  Tutankhamen cache, 1907
Tomb KV 55  Amarna cache (Akhenaton?/Tiye?), 1907
Tomb KV 56  "Gold Tomb," jewelry cache from reign of Seti II & Twosret, 1908
Tomb KV 57  Haremhab, 1908
Tomb KV 58  1909
Tomb KV 59  "tomb commencement" pit
Tomb KV 60  Sitre-in & Hatshepsut?, 1903
Tomb KV 61  1910
Tomb KV 62  Tutankhamon (originally Aye), 1922

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