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The sarcophagus ensemble of Ramesses III from KV 11: new insights from old documents and recent finds
- Abstract:
- The sarcophagus of Ramesses III was removed from his tomb in the Valley of the Kings in the early 19th century and was moved to two different museums: the Musée du Louvre in Paris now holds the coffer (Inv. No. D1), while the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge houses the lid (Inv. No. E.1.1823). In Egyptological literature, many contrasting versions exist of who removed the sarcophagus and its lid from the tomb, who broke the lid and when, or if it was even retrieved from the tomb of Ramesses III (KV 11). This article seeks to clarify the confusion concerning the removal of the sarcophagus by revisiting the travelogues of early travellers to Egypt. Moreover, the excavations of Ted Brock in the 1980’s as well as recent fieldwork by The Ramesses III (KV 11) Publication and Conservation Project have brought to light additional sarcophagus fragments. These archaeological finds raise the question whether Ramesses III owned more than one sarcophagus, or who else were the owners of those sarcophagi.
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- Published
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- Peer reviewed
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+ Weber, A
- Role:
- Editor
+ Grünhagen, M
- Role:
- Editor
+ Rees, L
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- HUMS
- Department:
- Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
- Role:
- Editor
- ORCID:
- 0000-0001-8882-3711
+ Moje, J
- Role:
- Editor
- Publisher:
- Golden House Publications
- Host title:
- Akhet Neheh: Studies in Honour of Willem Hovestreydt on Occasion of His 75th Birthday
- Pages:
- 43-55
- Series:
- GHP Egyptology
- Series number:
- 33
- Place of publication:
- London
- Publication date:
- 2020-11-01
- Edition:
- 1
- ISBN-10:
- 1906137706
- ISBN-13:
- 9781906137700
- Language:
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English
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Chapter
- Pubs id:
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2350870
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pubs:2350870
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2025-12-17
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- Rees and Strudwick
- Copyright date:
- 2020
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