List of Burials in The Valley of The Kings

The following is a list of burials in the Valley of the Kings, in Thebes (modern Luxor in Egypt) and nearby areas.

Egyptologists use the acronym KV (standing for Kings' Valley) to designate tombs located in the Valley of the Kings. The system was established by John Gardner Wilkinson in 1821. Wilkinson numbered the 21 tombs known to him (some of which had been open since antiquity) according to their location, starting at the entrance to the valley and then moving south and east. Tombs that have been discovered since then have been allocated a sequential KV number (those in the Western Valley are known by the WV equivalent) in the order of their discovery.

KV1 KV2 KV3 KV4 KV5 KV6 KV7 KV8 KV9 KV10 KV11 KV12 KV13 KV14 KV15 KV16 KV17 KV18 KV19 KV20 KV21 WV22 WV23 WV25 KV26 KV28 KV29 KV30 KV31 KV32 KV34 KV35 KV36 KV37 KV38 KV40 KV42 KV43 KV44 KV45 KV46 KV47 KV48 KV54 KV55 KV56 KV57 KV58 KV59 KV61 KV62 KV63

Valley of the Kings Sketch Map

|- | KV1 || Ramesses VII || 20th dynasty || |- |KV2 || Ramesses IV || 20th dynasty || |- |KV3 || Unnamed son of Ramesses III || 20th dynasty || |- |KV4 || Ramesses XI|| 20th dynasty || |- |KV5 || Sons of Ramesses II|| 19th dynasty || With 120 known rooms and excavation work still underway, it is probably the largest tomb in the valley. |- |KV6 || MCA || 20th dynasty || |- |KV7 || Ramesses II|| 19th dynasty || |- |KV8 || Merenptah || 19th dynasty || |- |KV9 || Ramesses V and Ramesses VI || 20th dynasty || Also known as the Tomb of Memnon or La Tombe de la Métempsychose. |- |KV10 || Amenmesse || 20th dynasty || |- |KV11 ||Ramesses III || 20th dynasty || Also referred to as Bruce's Tomb, The Harper's Tomb. |- |KV12 ||Unknown || 18th and 19th dynasty || It was possibly used as a family tomb. |- |KV13 ||Bay. Later Amenherkhepshef and Mentuherkhepshef|| 19th and 20th dynasty || |- |KV14 || Twosret, later reused by Setnakhte|| 19th and 20th dynasty || |- |KV15 || Seti II || 19th dynasty || |- |KV16 ||Ramesses I || 19th dynasty || |- |KV17 || Seti I || 19th dynasty || Also known as Belzoni's tomb, the tomb of Apis, or the tomb of Psammis, son of Necho. |- |KV18 || Ramesses X || 20th dynasty || |- |KV19 || Mentuherkhepshef || 20th dynasty || |- |KV20 || Thutmose I and Hatshepsut || 18th dynasty || |- |KV21, KV26, KV27, KV28, KV29, KV31, KV33, KV37, KV40, KV44, KV59 || Unknown|| New Kingdom || The original owners of these tombs are unknown. |- |KV30 ||Unknown || 20th dynasty || Known as Lord Belmore's tomb. |- |KV32 || Tia'a|| 18th dynasty || |- |KV34 || Thutmose III|| 18th dynasty || |- |KV35 || Amenhotep II|| 18th dynasty || Over a dozen mummies, many of them royal, were relocated here (see list). |- |KV36 || Maiherpri|| 18th dynasty || A noble from the time of Hatshepsut |- |KV38 || Thutmose I|| 18th dynasty || Probably prepared for this king by Thutmose III. |- |KV39 || Possibly the tomb of Amenhotep I || 18th dynasty || |- |KV41 || Unknown || 18th dynasty || The tomb may have been Queen Tetisheri? |- |KV42 || Queen Hatshepsut-Meryetre || 18th dynasty || |- |KV43 || Thutmose IV || 18th dynasty || |- |KV45 || Userhet || 18th dynasty || Tomb of a noble |- |KV46 || Yuya and Tjuyu|| 18th dynasty ||The parents of Queen Tiy. Until the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun. this was the best preserved tomb to be found in the Valley. |- |KV47 || Siptah|| 19th dynasty || |- |KV48 || Amenemopet called Pairy || 18th dynasty || Tomb of a noble. |- |KV49 || Unknown || 18th dynasty || Tomb was possibly a store room. |- |KV50,KV51, KV52 || Unknown || 18th dynasty || Tombs contain animal burials, which were possibly the pets of Amenhotep II, whose tomb is nearby. |- | KV53 || Unknown || New Kingdom || |- |KV54 || Unknown || 18th dynasty || This was probably an embalming cache for the tomb of Tutankhamun. |- |KV55 ||Smenkhkare/Akhenaten || 18th dynasty ||This tomb might be another mummy cache, and once possibly contained the burials of several Amarna Period royals –Tiy and Smenkhkare/Akhenaten. |- |KV56 || Unknown || 19th dynasty || Known as the Gold Tomb, the original owner of this tomb is unknown. Items with names of Ramesses II, Sety II and Tawosret were found. |- |KV57 || Horemheb|| 18th dynasty || |- |KV58 || Unknown || 18th dynasty || Known as Chariot Tomb, the original owner of this tomb remains unknown. Gold foil contains names of Tutankhamen and Ay |- |KV60 || Sitre In || 18th dynasty || Royal nurse of Hatshepsut |- |KV61 || Unknown || New Kingdom || This tomb appears to have been unused. |- |KV62 || Tutankhamen || 18th dynasty || Perhaps the most famous discovery of modern Western archaeology was made here by Howard Carter on November 4, 1922, with clearance and conservation work continuing until 1932. Tutankhamun's tomb was the first royal tomb to be discovered that was still largely intact (although tomb robbers had entered it), and was for many years the last major discovery in the valley. The opulence of his grave goods notwithstanding, King Tutankhamun was a rather minor king and other burials probably had more numerous treasures. Some members of the archaeological teams led by Carter and later archaeologists contracted local lethal viruses through food or animals (particularly insects), resulting in the infamous "Curse of the Pharaohs" modern legend. |- |KV63 || Unknown || 18th dynasty || The purpose of this tomb is currently unknown. |- |KV64 || Singer Nehmes Bastet|| New Kingdom || An unexcavated tomb entrance, discovered in July 2008 |- |KV65 || Unknown|| New Kingdom || An unexcavated tomb entrance, discovered in July 2008 |- |KVB – KVT || Unknown|| New Kingdom || These are non-burial pits, some of which may have been intended as tombs, others were probably funerary deposits. |}