KV14

Tomb KV14 is a joint tomb, used originally by Tausert and then reused and extended by Setnakhte. It has been open since antiquity, but was not properly recorded until Hartwig Altenmüller excavated it from 1983 to 1987.

KV14
Burial site of Tausert / Setnakhte
KV14
Coordinates	25°44′19.9″N 32°35′59.1″E
Location	East Valley of the Kings
Discovered	Open in antiquity
Excavated by	Hartwig Altenmüller (1983–1987)
Decoration	Book of the Dead
Layout	Straight axis
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Located in the main body of the Valley of the Kings, it has two burial chambers, the later extensions making the tomb one of the largest of the Royal Tombs, at over 112 metres long.

The original decoration showing the female Twosret was replaced with those of the male Setnakhte.

It is possible that Seti II was also buried in KV14 before being subsequently moved to the hastily finished KV15, perhaps by Setnakhte, in order to take over KV14 for his own tomb.^[1]

Gallery

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  Sarcophagus view
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  Anubis
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  Horus and Anubis before Osiris
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  The Book of Caverns; the ba of Ra
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  Imsety, Anubis, Duamutef, Isis, and Hor-Iunmutef
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  Hor-Iunmutef, Isis, Horus, and Anubis
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  A column with Osiris and Anubis depicted on it. Behind them, another column that had originally depicted Tausert, but was erased and repainted with a depiction of Setnakht.