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Upper floor / Room 47


They contain a group of coffins of the kings, queens, priests and priestesses from the New Kingdom and Late Period. The most important ones are the huge coffin of queen Merit Amen, the wife of Amenhotepl from the 1S’” dynasty. This kind of coffin called ”Reshi” is known from the 17’” dynasty and used only by the females of the royal family. There is also some of the funerary furniture of this queen included a piece of linen tissue with the name of ”Masaharti” the chief of priests of Amen from the 21th dynasty, meaning reopening of the tomb in this dynasty. Also, there are the coffins of kings ”Seqnenre” and his son”Ahmosesl ”and they are free from any inscriptions or decorations.

 


 

 

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