KV 32 (Tia'a)
General Site Information
Structure: KV 32
Location: Valley of the Kings, East Valley, Thebes West Bank, Thebes
Owner: Tia'a
Other designations:
Site type: Tomb
Description
KV 32 is located in the south branch of
the southwest wadi. This unfinished and roughly cut tomb consists of
an entryway (A), two sloping corridors (B and D) with a stairwell
(C) between that leads to an unfinished burial chamber (J) with a
broken pillar in the center and a side chamber (Ja) to the south.
Rubble is scattered on the floor throughout the tomb, and the rear
chamber is partly filled with flood debris. Its general plan
resembles KV 21.
Noteworthy features
This tomb features a central pillar in
burial chamber J. It is an example of a tomb accidentally broken
into during the construction of another tomb (KV 47).
Site History
KV 32 was never finished, and was not decorated. It has been
excavated by the MISR Project: Mission Siptah-Ramses X of the
University of Basel. The mission recently discovered a canopic chest
of Queen Tia'a, wife of Amenhetep II and mother of Thutmes IV, thus
allowing the tomb owner to be identified.
Dating
This site was used during the following period(s):
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, Amenhetep
II
History of
Exploration
Loret, Victor (1898): Discovery (made for the Service des Antiquités)
Loret, Victor (1898): Excavation (conducted for the Service des
Antiquités)
MISR Project: Mission Siptah-Ramses X (2000-2001): Excavation
Conservation
- Conservation history: The Supreme Council of
Antiquities has recently built a concrete shelter around the
entryway of the tomb.
- Site condition: The tomb has not been
fully cleared. It is currently under excavation by the MISR Project:
Mission Siptah-Ramses X of the University of Basel.
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Printable Tomb Drawings
Axis in degrees: 263.51
Axis orientation: West
Site Location
Latitude: 25.44 N
Longitude: 32.36 E
Elevation: 191.99 msl
North: 99,360.450
East: 94,084.674
JOG map reference: NG 36-10
Modern governorate: Qena (Qina)
Ancient nome: 4th Upper Egypt
Surveyed by TMP: Yes
Measurements
Maximum height: 6.11 m
Minimum width: 1.03 m
Maximum width: 6.17 m
Total length: 39.67 m
Total area: 106.3 m²
Total volume: 312.42 m³
Additional Tomb Information
Entrance location: Base of sheer cliff
Owner type: Queen
Entrance type: Staircase
Interior layout: Corridors and chambers
Axis type: Straight
Categories of Objects Recovered
Architectural elements
Tomb equipment
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