One of the first tombs to be dug in the Valley, it was cut high in the cliff face of the furthermost
wadi. On the way up the staircase to the tomb, on the cliff wall, is graffiti done by workmen building the tomb. A steep corridor leads down, in a
dog-leg shape, from the entrance past a deep well to a
trapezoidal antechamber. Beyond the antechamber lies the
cartouche-shaped burial chamber, off which stand four smaller side chambers. The stone
sarcophagus in which Thutmose's body was placed is still in place in the burial chamber, albeit damaged by tomb robbers. Many of the wall decorations are in an unusual style that, other than
KV35 (the tomb of Thutmose III's son,
Amenhotep II), is not found elsewhere in the Valley of the Kings. On a yellow-tinged background (intended to resemble aged
papyrus), one of the earliest known versions of the
Amduat is traced, depicting the
ancient Egyptian deities as simple (almost naive)
stick figures, with text written in the
cursive hieroglyphic book hand used more commonly for sacred texts on papyrus. The
Litany of Ra also appears in the burial chamber, with a similar execution. ==Gallery==