New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, Rameses IV
Rameses IV died before his tomb, was completed, and its pillared chamber had to be hastily converted into a burial chamber. But hastily done or not, it contains some very interesting features.
For example, the only instance of the Book of Nut known in the Valley of the Kings comes from the ceiling of the burial chamber.
The earliest example of the Book of Caverns was carved on its walls.
Its red granite sarcophagus is one of the largest in the valley.
Two plans of the tomb were drawn by ancient workmen shortly after work was completed. One of them is on a papyrus; the other is on an ostracon found in debris near the tomb entrance.
Tomb 2 has been open since ancient times and there is graffiti cut and painted on its walls.
Tomb entrance with modern shelter and courtyard.
Corridor: ceiling, left wall, right wall, rear wall; Gate:
lintel; Gate reveals, left recess, right recess
Star pattern; names and epithets of Rameses IV; Book of Caverns; Book of the Earth.
Gate: thickness; Gate: soffit; Burial chamber: ceiling,
rear wall (center part); Gate lintel; sarcophagus
Flying vultures; Rameses IV's names and epithets; Book of Nut; Book of the Night; Imydwat, sixth hour; second division third hour of the Book of Gates; sarcophagus decorated with extracts from the Book of the Earth.
Plan of the tomb of Rameses IV, from a papyrus in Turin.
Ancient tomb plan, compared to actual tomb plan and section.
Corridor: left wall
Rameses IV addressing Ra-Horakhty, with Coptic graffiti around and on the figures.