Tomb 43
Tomb Of Tuthmosis IV
high in the Eastern valley
One of the largest and deepest tombs constructed during the 18th
dynasty. Discovered in 1903 by Howard Carter (who less than 20 years later would
find the tomb of Tuthmosis IV’s great-grandson Tutankhamun), it is above the
Tomb of Monthuhirkhopshef and accessed by a separate path (though the guardians
will probably show you a short cut up the hill). Two long flights of steps lead
down and around to the burial chamber where there’s an enormous sarcophagus
covered in hieroglyphs. Most of the walls in this tomb were never finished.
There are two well-preserved painted sections where various gods, such as Osiris
and Hathor (in beautifully decorated dresses), are shown presenting the pharaoh
with the key of life.
down the deep passage
Hathor
looking down the valley
