Nile Cruise — Valley of the Kings: Exploring the Tomb of Ramses III

We’re now heading deep into KV11, the burial tomb of Ramesses III. But before we get to today’s photo gallery/slide show, time for a little history lesson on the politics of Ancient Egypt. Just in case you thought only the Roman Empire held political intrigue and ascension by murder, consider the tale of Ramesses III. This poor fellow was murdered on the orders of his secondary wife Tiye and her eldest son Pentawer in what became known as the Harem Conspiracy. Ramesses III’s mummy, on which great pains were taken to hide his slit throat, was so grotesque that it became the inspiration for Boris Karloff’s character in The Mummy (Universal, 1932). Behold what happens when your wife doesn’t believe in spitting the assets in a community property state divorce and your kid wants to take over the family business:

But enough of the macabre. Between today and Monday’s article on the Curse of Tutankhamun, I must be getting into a rut… or a six-foot deep hole. Here are today’s images of the interior of KV11:

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