Sety in the Valley of the Kings (Part 1): The Tomb-Builders. Archaeological work in the Valley of the Kings, and the translation of ancient texts from Deir el-Medina, reveals a great deal about tomb-building in the 19th and 20th Dynasties (c.1303—1070 BCE). Records, artefacts, and art all combine to inform us of the workers and their practices. In this episode, we use the sepulchre of Sety I (KV17) as a case-study, to understand an ancient tomb project.
Logo image: The cartouche of Sety I from the ceiling of his tomb (Photo Dominic Perry).
Explore the tomb of Sety I in a 3D Walkthrough by MuseEd https://mused.com/guided/926/tomb-of-seti-i-valley-of-the-kings/
See the tomb of Sety I at the Theban Mapping Project: https://thebanmappingproject.com/index.php/tombs/kv-17-sety-i
The “Turin Map” of the tomb of Ramesses IV at the Museo Egizio.
Photos of Sety I’s tomb by Kairoinfo4u: https://flickr.com/photos/manna4u/albums/72157687439529835/
Read up-to-date studies and discussions of the royal tombs and their history in The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-the-valley-of-the-kings-9780190052072
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