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The Decorated North Wall in the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV 62) (The Burial of Nefertiti? II) (2019)

Amarna Royal Tombs Project, Valley of the Kings, Occasional Paper No. 3, 2019

Nicholas Reeves

George Ballard

This paper revisits an earlier discussion, The Burial of Nefertiti? (ARTP Occasional Paper No. 1), to consider in greater detail the painted north wall in the Burial Chamber (room J) of Tutankhamun's tomb (KV 62). The changes imposed upon this wall's three separate scenes are here identified and analysed, and the conclusions found to support the view that KV 62 – architecturally the sepulchre of a queen – had been both intended and employed for the burial of Nefertiti in her capacity as Akhenaten's heir, Smenkhkare-djeserkheperu. The manner in which this tomb's outer chambers were adapted and pressed into service for Tutankhamun's use a decade later – leaving its original occupant in place and undisturbed – is clearly established.
    In a supplement to this study, George Ballard – a leading authority on the use of radar and other remote-sensing technologies in the investigation of historic buildings and structures – provides an independent review of the principal geophysical investigations carried out within and around KV 62 since 2015. Contrary to earlier assessments, Ballard is able to conclude that the data collected is both broadly consistent and essentially in line with archaeological indicators and expectations.

Publication Date: 2019

Publication Name: Amarna Royal Tombs Project, Valley of the Kings, Occasional Paper No. 3

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