KV55 is a tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was discovered by Edward R. Ayrton in 1907 while he was working in the Valley for Theodore M. Davis. It has long been speculated, as well as much disputed, that the body found in this tomb was that of the famous king, Akhenaten, who moved the capital to Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna).

In 1907, a tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings during excavations by Edward Ayrton on behalf of the wealthy American lawyer Theodore M. Davis. This uninscribed tomb was subsequently numbered KV55 and is one of Egyptology’s biggest enigmas, as its contents and occupant have stimulated much debate and confusion over the last century.

2023年11月27日 · On January 6th, 1907, a team working under the American archaeologist Theodore Davis uncovered the entrance to a tomb in the Valley of the Kings. This tomb, …

2021年3月19日 · Ever since mummy KV55 was discovered in 1907, it has generated deep interest, debate, and controversy. The big issues have been identifying the KV55 mummy in ancient Egyptian history and combining its most probable …

2010年9月3日 · There is one enduring mystery of Ancient Egypt that comes to us, not from Giza, but from the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank in Luxor. It is a mystery that is entangled with the story of Tutankhamen, the mysterious King Smenkhkare and the Heretic King-Akhenaten. This mystery is that of KV55; otherwise known as Tomb 55.

2015年10月8日 · Tomb 55 was discovered in the Valley of the Kings by Edward R. Ayrton in January 1907 and is connected to the Heretic King Akhenaten. The desecrated royal coffin found in tomb KV55. Credit: Hans Ollermann - CC BY 2.0. There was only one single chamber and a small niche in a simple tomb.

Skull from the skeletonized mummy of KV55, believed by some to be that of king Akhenaten, whereas others propose it may be the mysterious king Smenkhkare. The skeleton was found in a vandalised coffin, with a vulture pectoral upon him. Recent C.T. scan analysis of the skeletal remains, put the age range of these bones between 35-45 years of age.

The KV55 Male Mummy are the skeletonized remains of a mummified Pharaoh discovered in 1907 by Edward Ayrton in the KV55 rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Kings. The mummy is that of a male pharaoh who ruled during the Amarna Period and thus most likely belongs to either Akhenaten or Smenkhkare. The mummy has the inventory number CG 61075. [1]

The tomb in which the jar was found, KV 55 in the Valley of the Kings, is probably the most controversial of all Egyptian tombs. It contained burial equipment inscribed for Queen Tiye and magical bricks with the name of Akhenaten. There were also four canopic jars (including this one) and an inlaid wooden coffin almost certainly made for Kiya.

KV55 is a rock-cut tomb in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb is often referred to as the Amarna cache, since it contained many funerary objects that indicate a relocation of the tomb's occupants to the Theban valley from the Amarna Royal Wadi.